CVE-2014-0166

critical

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.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085858

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2901

http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/28054

http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.8.2

http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.7.2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-04-10

Updated: 2017-12-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical