CVE-2014-5204

wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.9.2 rejects invalid CSRF nonces with a different timing depending on which characters in the nonce are incorrect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/3
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29384
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress::::::::

Information

Published : 2014-08-18 04:15

Updated : 2015-11-25 12:21

NVD link : CVE-2014-5204

Mitre link : CVE-2014-5204

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

wordpress

wordpress

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