Unscored severity · published Nov 25, 2014
CVE-2014-9037
WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain access to an account idle since 2008 by leveraging an…
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CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain access to an account idle since 2008 by leveraging an improper PHP dynamic type comparison for an MD5 hash.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 3.7.4; 3.8; 3.8.1; 3.8.2; 3.8.3; 3.8.4; +4 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
MA
Mageia · Mageia Project
3; 4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9037
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9037
advisories.mageia.org
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:233
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243
Patch
https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/
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