WordPress up to 4.0 MD5 Hash cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 4.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component MD5 Hash Handler. Such manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9037. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WordPress up to 4.0 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component MD5 Hash Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 11/25/2014 by David Anderson (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9037 since 11/20/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83918 (Debian DLA-236-1 : wordpress security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13075 (WordPress Versions Prior to 3.9.3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.7.5, 3.9.3 or 4.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99823), Tenable (83918), SecurityFocus (BID 71238†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47466†). The entries VDB-68272, VDB-68273, VDB-68274 and VDB-68275 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 83918
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-236-1 : wordpress security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703085
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3085-1 (wordpress - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 3.7.5/3.9.3/4.0.1

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: David Anderson
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9037 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9037
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68564

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X-Force: 99823 - WordPress unauthorized access, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 71238 - WordPress Unspecified Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031243
Vulnerability Center: 47466 - WordPress <3.7.5, 3.8 through 3.8.4, 3.9 through 3.9.2 and 4.0 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2015 14:22
Updated: 03/02/2022 06:52
Changes: 01/13/2015 14:22 (67), 06/14/2017 06:20 (9), 03/02/2022 06:42 (3), 03/02/2022 06:52 (1)
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