6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-9037
WordPress MD5 Authentication Bypass
Description

WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain access to an account idle since 2008 by leveraging an improper PHP dynamic type comparison for an MD5 hash.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 25, 2014, 11:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9037 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Wordpress wordpress
1 Mageia_project mageia

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9037 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:233
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243
    Added Reference https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jun. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:233
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/ Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-310
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-9037 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2014-9037 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.51 }} -0.21%

score

0.76701

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability