The sanitize_widget_instance function in wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 does not use a constant-time comparison for widgets, which allows remote attackers to conduct a timing side-channel attack by measuring the delay before inequality is calculated.
Published 2015-11-09 11:59:02
Updated 2017-09-21 01:29:13
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Information leak

Products affected by CVE-2015-5730

Threat overview for CVE-2015-5730

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2015-5730
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2015-5730 6
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5730

0.73%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 78 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-5730

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

CWE ids for CVE-2015-5730

References for CVE-2015-5730

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