CVE-2014-5205 describes a vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 3.9.2, specifically within the wp-includes/pluggable.php file. This flaw stems from the absence of delimiters when concatenating action and user ID values in CSRF tokens, making it susceptible to brute-force attacks that bypass CSRF protection. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is network-exploitable with medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.