CVE-2013-2173

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-2173
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-06-21 13:57:25 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionwp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress 3.5.1, when a password-protected post exists, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted value of a certain wp-postpass cookie.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress 3.5.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
3.5.1 DoS · Issue #219 · wpscanteam/wpscan · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
WordPress › WordPress 3.5.2 Maintenance and Security Release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org
Version 3.5.2 « WordPress Codex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 codex.wordpress.org
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Vnd's homepage · WordPress 3.5.1, Denial of Service [UPDATE] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 vndh.net Exploit
oss-security - Re: CVE request: WordPress 3.5.1 denial of service vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2718-1 wordpress af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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