CVE-2015-5730

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5730
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-11-09 11:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe sanitize_widget_instance function in wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 does not use a constant-time comparison for widgets, which allows remote attackers to conduct a timing side-channel attack by measuring the delay before inequality is calculated.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WordPress Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
WordPress › WordPress 4.2.4 Security and Maintenance Release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changeset 33536 – WordPress Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 core.trac.wordpress.org
WordPress Prior to 4.2.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Version 4.2.4 « WordPress Codex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 codex.wordpress.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: WordPress 4.2.3 and earlier multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
WordPress <= 4.2.3 - Timing Side Channel Attack af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wpvulndb.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3332-1 wordpress af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Changeset 33535 – 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

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