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CVE-2014-9037

MEDIUM 6.8 CVSS 2.0
Published
November 25, 2014
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-310
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain access to an account idle since 2008 by leveraging an improper PHP dynamic type comparison for an MD5 hash.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 3.7.4; Version 3.8; Version 3.8.1; Version 3.8.2; Version 3.8.3; Version 3.8.4; Version 3.9; Version 3.9.1; Version 3.9.2; Version 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 — Up to and including 3.7.4
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.8
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.8.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.8.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.8.3
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.8.4
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.9
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.9.1
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 3.9.2
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 4.0

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