CSRF in WordPress
CVE-2014-5204
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.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 3.9.0
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001 (vendor-advisory)
- wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29384
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/3 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-5204?
- CVE-2014-5204 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2014-08-18.
- Is CVE-2014-5204 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.