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CVE-2014-5204

MEDIUM 6.8 CVSS 2.0
Published
August 18, 2014
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-352
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.9.2 rejects invalid CSRF nonces with a different timing depending on which characters in the nonce are incorrect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 3.9.1; Version 3.9.0

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 3.9.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.9.0

References