Vulnerability in Wordpress
CVE-2013-2173
wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress 3.5.1, when a password-protected post exists, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted value of a certain wp-postpass cookie.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
EPSS: 0.034 (87.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Wordpress — versions 3.5.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-2173?
- CVE-2013-2173 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2013-06-21.
- Is CVE-2013-2173 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.