CVE-2014-0166 — Improper Authentication in Wordpress

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication7 documents5 sources
Severity
6.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
31.6%
top 3.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WordpressDebian Wordpress
Timeline
PublishedApr 10
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The wp_validate_auth_cookie function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.7.2 and 3.8.x before 3.8.2 does not properly determine the validity of authentication cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a forged cookie.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:NExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 4.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wordpress< wordpress 3.8.2+dfsg-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwordpress/wordpress< 3.8.2+dfsg-1+3
▶NVDwordpress/wordpress3.7.1+94

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-jg4j-hqh7-5qcx: The wp_validate_auth_cookie function in wp-includes/pluggable↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2014-0166: The wp_validate_auth_cookie function in wp-includes/pluggable↗2014-04-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2014-0166: wordpress - The wp_validate_auth_cookie function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress b...↗2014
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-0166 CVE-2014-0165 wordpress: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2014-04-09
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-0166 CVE-2014-0165 wordpress: various flaws [epel-all]↗2014-04-09
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-0166 wordpress: authentication bypass via forged cookies↗2014-04-09
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