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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-9033

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that reset passwords.
Publish Date : 2014-11-25 Last Update Date : 2015-11-02
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
6.8
Confidentiality Impact Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity Medium (The access conditions are somewhat specialized. Some preconditions must be satistified to exploit)
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) CSRF
CWE ID 352

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
DSA-3085-1 -- wordpress security update oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28034 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2014-9033

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 Application Wordpress Wordpress 3.7.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 Application Wordpress Wordpress 3.8.4 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 Application Wordpress Wordpress 3.9.2 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 Application Wordpress Wordpress 4.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Wordpress Wordpress 4

- References For CVE-2014-9033

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html CONFIRM
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:233
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2014:233
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085
DEBIAN DSA-3085
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12
MLIST [oss-security] 20141125 Re: WordPress 4.0.1 Security Release
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/30418 CONFIRM
https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/ CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243
SECTRACK 1031243

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2014-9033

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)


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