WordPress Core <= 3.5.1 - Denial of Service via wp-postpass cookie

2013-06-21 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.5.2

Affected CoreWordPress 3.5

Affected Version< 3.5.2

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2013-2173

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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.5.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2173 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c0bba475-b498-4c2d-a3f2-f4766a2b8616

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

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