CSRF in WordPress
CVE-2014-9033
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that reset passwords.
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: 0.020 (79.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085 (vendor-advisory)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/30418 (Vendor Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12 (mailing-list)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9033?
- CVE-2014-9033 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2014-11-25.
- Is CVE-2014-9033 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.