Description
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.
Published: 2015-11-09
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 9.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3332-1 wordpress security update
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:04.361Z

Reserved: 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5730

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-11-09T11:59:01.993

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-5730

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