Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-5205
wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.9.2 does not use delimiters during concatenation of action values and uid values in CSRF tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Products affected by CVE-2014-5205
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2014-5205
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
80
IPs affected by CVE-2014-5205 10
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5205
0.16%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 52 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-5205
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-5205
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The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-5205
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https://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/
News – WordPress 3.9.2 Security Release – WordPress.orgPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29408
Changeset 29408 – WordPress Trac
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http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3001-1 wordpress
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/3
oss-security - Re: WordPress 3.9.2 release - needs CVE's
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