CVE-2014-9037

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.62% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085 vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12 mailing list
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:233 vendor advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/ patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9037?
CVE-2014-9037 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9037?
To fix CVE-2014-9037, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9037 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9037 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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