CVE-2014-0166 in WordPress

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.

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• Reservation: 12/03/2013
• Disclosure: 04/09/2014
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-12866 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-287 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.3
• EPSS: 0.31592
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0166
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0166
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2014-0166/