The sanitize_widget_instance function in wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 does not use a constant-time comparison for widgets, which allows remote attackers to conduct a timing side-channel attack by measuring the delay before inequality is calculated.
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DSA-3332-1 | wordpress security update |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:04.361Z
Reserved: 2015-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-5730

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-11-09T11:59:01.993
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-5730

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