CVE-2014-6412
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-6412 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-04-12 21:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-05-17 14:38:00 UTC |
| Description | WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-640
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress Failed Randomness ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Full Disclosure: CVE-2014-6412 - WordPress (all versions) lacks CSPRNG | FULLDISC | seclists.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| WordPress CVE-2014-6412 Security Weakness | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| #28633 (Generate better random numbers) – WordPress Trac | CONFIRM | core.trac.wordpress.org | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| Full Disclosure: Followup on CVE-2014-6412 | FULLDISC | seclists.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| 1192474 – (CVE-2014-6412) CVE-2014-6412 wordpress: lack of CSPRNG might lead to information disclosure | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| WordPress Weak Pseudorandom Number Generator Lets Remote Users Predict Password Reset Tokens - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 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.