High severity · published Apr 12, 2018
CVE-2014-6412
WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach
8.1
CVSS
4.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.6% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
before 4.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6412
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6412
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.html
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/42
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/53
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72589
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031749
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192474
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