The password hashing API in Drupal 7.x before 7.34 and the Secure Password Hashes (aka phpass) module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.1 for Drupal allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted request.
Published 2014-11-24 15:59:18
Updated 2021-04-20 12:50:48
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9016

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 3.97%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 91 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Metasploit modules for CVE-2014-9016

  • WordPress Long Password DoS
    Disclosure Date: 2014-11-20
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    auxiliary/dos/http/wordpress_long_password_dos
    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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that is improperly handled during

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-9016

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
NIST

References for CVE-2014-9016

Products affected by CVE-2014-9016

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