CVE-2014-0166
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-0166 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-04-10 00:55:09 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The wp_validate_auth_cookie function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.7.2 and 3.8.x before 3.8.2 does not properly determine the validity of authentication cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a forged cookie. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.71 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.5 | a | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.4 | a | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.2 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 1085858 – CVE-2014-0166 wordpress: authentication bypass via forged cookies | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2901-1 wordpress | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Version 3.7.2 | WordPress.org | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | codex.wordpress.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Version 3.8.2 « WordPress Codex | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | codex.wordpress.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Changeset 28054 – WordPress Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | core.trac.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.