Vulnerability CVE-2014-0166 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-0166 (CCN-92515)

Assigned:

2013-12-03

Published:

2014-04-08

Updated:

2017-12-16

Summary:

The wp_validate_auth_cookie function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.7.2 and 3.8.x before 3.8.2 does not properly determine the validity of authentication cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a forged cookie.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

6.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
4.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.7.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.8.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/28054

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-0166

Source: CCN
Type: SA57769
WordPress Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web Site
WordPress 3.8.2 Security Release

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-2901

Source: CCN
Type: BID-66765
WordPress Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085858

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-cve20140166-unauth-access(92515)

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2014-0166

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:a:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.7.1)

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29175	P	DSA-2901-2 -- wordpress -- security update	2015-08-17
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29363	P	DSA-2901-3 -- wordpress -- security update	2015-08-17
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24679	P	DSA-2901-1 wordpress - security update	2014-07-21
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201401660000000	V	CVE-2014-0166 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2014-04-10
oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20140166000	V	CVE-2014-0166 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.	2014-04-09
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20140166000	V	CVE-2014-0166 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.	2014-04-09
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20140166000	V	CVE-2014-0166 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2014-04-09