CVE-2014-0166 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 3.7.2 and 3.8.2. Specifically, the wp_validate_auth_cookie function failed to properly validate authentication cookies, allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized access through forged cookies. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality and integrity impact. While the FAUCET Risk Score is high at 91/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.71CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.