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CVE-2014-9037

Published: Nov 25, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-310
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
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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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-310

Affected Products

n/an/a
mageiamageia project
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
wordpresswordpress
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mageia projectoss-projectOperating Systemsaka mageia
wordpressoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka wp, wordpress.org, wordpress mu
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085
debian.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12
openwall.com
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
advisories.mageia.org
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Timeline

Published
Nov 25, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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