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CVE-2013-2173

wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress 3.5.1, when a password-protected post exists, allows remote attackers to cause

wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress 3.5.1, when a password-protected post exists, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted value of a certain wp-postpass cookie.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01677
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Affected Products & Versions

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wordpressall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocvndh.net · note:wordpress-351-denial-servicevndh.net
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD21 Jun 2013 · 01:57 PM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-06/0052.html
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/12/2
http://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2718
https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan/issues/219
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