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.
Published: 2014-08-18
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-56-1 wordpress security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-5102 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.
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Debian Debian Linux
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:41:47.467Z

Reserved: 2014-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-5204

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-08-18T11:15:26.403

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-5204

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