WordPress up to 4.3 Random Number Generator password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in WordPress up to 4.3. This affects an unknown part of the component Random Number Generator. Such manipulation leads to password recovery. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-6412. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 4.3 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Random Number Generator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.

The weakness was published 02/10/2015 by Scott Arciszewski as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-6412 since 09/15/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 4.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 28633.3.patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at core.trac.wordpress.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100887), SecurityFocus (BID 72589†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031749†). packetstormsecurity.com is providing further details. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: WordPress 4.4
Patch: 28633.3.patch

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09/15/2014 🔍
02/10/2015 +148 days 🔍
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03/10/2022 +1428 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: 130380
Researcher: Scott Arciszewski
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-6412 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6412
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69170
X-Force: 100887 - WordPress lacks cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator (CSPRNG) weak security, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72589 - WordPress CVE-2014-6412 Security Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1031749 - WordPress Weak Pseudorandom Number Generator Lets Remote Users Predict Password Reset Tokens

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2015 12:05
Updated: 03/10/2022 13:01
Changes: 02/13/2015 12:05 (46), 04/17/2019 14:01 (21), 03/10/2022 12:54 (3), 03/10/2022 13:01 (11)
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