CVE-2014-5204
EPSS 0.23%
Description
wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.9.2 rejects invalid CSRF nonces with a different timing depending on which characters in the nonce are incorrect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.
How to fix CVE-2014-5204
To remediate CVE-2014-5204, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 3.9.2+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-5204 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.9.2+dfsg-1