Improper Authentication Affecting wordpress package, versions <3.8.2+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.39% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-WORDPRESS-1563341
  • published10 Apr 2014
  • disclosed10 Apr 2014

Introduced: 10 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-0166  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 wordpress to version 3.8.2+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

The wp_validate_auth_cookie function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.7.2 and 3.8.x before 3.8.2 does not properly determine the validity of authentication cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a forged cookie.

CVSS Scores

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