6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-5205
WordPress CSRF Token Concatenation Vulnerability
Description

wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.9.2 does not use delimiters during concatenation of action values and uid values in CSRF tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2014, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 14, 2014, 3:06 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-5205 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-5205 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wordpress wordpress
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-5205.

URL Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/3
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29408
https://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/ Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Documentation for TAMUSA CSCI 4349.

penetration-testing

Python Shell PHP Batchfile CSS JavaScript HTML Smarty Pascal C++

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 16, 2018, 4:57 a.m. This repo has been linked 24 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-5205 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-5205 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-5205 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.00%

score

0.50726

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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