VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-6412
WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 4.69%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.69% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-640
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/42Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/53Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72589Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031749Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192474Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28633Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/42Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/53Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72589Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031749Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192474Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28633Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.