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)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5205
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.16%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 52 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-5205
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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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[email protected] |
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: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-5205
Products affected by CVE-2014-5205
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*