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CVE-2014-0166

Date: April 9, 2014

The wp_validate_auth_cookie function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.7.2 and 3.8.x before 3.8.2 does not properly determine the validity of authentication cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a forged cookie.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

Related Resources (8)

http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.7.2
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.8.2
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/28054
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0166
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2901
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085858
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0166
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-0166

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Authentication

CWE-287

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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