CVE-2013-2173 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01677.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2718-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2013-2132	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-06/0052.html
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/12/2
http://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2718
https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan/issues/219
https://vndh.net/note:wordpress-351-denial-service

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.01734}`	epss `{'score': 0.01677}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-06-21T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:41.088Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-2173

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-06-21T13:57:25.497

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-2173

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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