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CVE-2014-6412

HIGH 8.1 CVSS 3.0
Published
April 12, 2018
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-640
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Before 4.4.0

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 — Before 4.4.0

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/42 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/53 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72589 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • www.securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031749 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192474 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
  • core.trac.wordpress.org https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28633 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record