CVE-2013-2173
wordpress - several
EPSS 1.7%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2013-2173
To remediate CVE-2013-2173, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 3.5.2+dfsg-1 or later
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 3.5.2+dfsg-1~deb6u1 or later
Is CVE-2013-2173 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.5.2+dfsg-1
- from 0, < 3.5.2+dfsg-1~deb6u1