CVE-2014-6412

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Published Apr 12, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.1 High EPSS 4.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-6292	WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.6% (4.600% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/42
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/53
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72589
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031749
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192474
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28633

History

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Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress

Weaknesses

CWE-640

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 12, 2018, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:17 PM
Reserved: Sep 15, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 12, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:13 AM

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