CVE-2014-9034
EPSS 80.2%
Description
wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that is improperly handled during hashing, a similar issue to CVE-2014-9016.
How to fix CVE-2014-9034
To remediate CVE-2014-9034, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 4.0.1+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-9034 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 80.2%, placing CVE-2014-9034 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.0.1+dfsg-1