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CVE-2014-6412

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

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

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 0.02444
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
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Affected Products & Versions

1
wordpress< 4.4.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · WordPress-Failed-Randomness.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
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Scoring & Timeline

8.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD12 Apr 2018 · 09:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/42Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/53Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72589Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031749Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192474Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28633Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
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