Unscored severity · published Aug 18, 2014
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…
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CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 3.9.1; 3.9.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5204
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5204
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/3
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001
core.trac.wordpress.org
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29384
Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/
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