Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-6412 (CCN-100887)

Assigned:2014-09-15
Published:2015-02-10
Updated:2018-05-17
Summary:WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.1 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-640
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-6412

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.html

Source: CCN
Type: Full Disclosure Mailing List, Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:50:16 -0500
CVE-2014-6412 - WordPress (all versions) lacks CSPRNG

Source: FULLDISC
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20150211 CVE-2014-6412 - WordPress (all versions) lacks CSPRNG

Source: FULLDISC
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20150212 Followup on CVE-2014-6412

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
72589

Source: CCN
Type: BID-72589
WordPress CVE-2014-6412 Security Weakness

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1031749

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192474

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Trac Web site
28633.3.patch on Ticket #28633 – Attachment – WordPress Trac

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28633

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wp-cve20146412-weak-security(100887)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 4.4.0)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20146412000
    V
    		CVE-2014-6412 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2018-04-12
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20146412000
    V
    		CVE-2014-6412 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2014-12-31
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    wordpress wordpress *
    wordpress wordpress *