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CVE-2014-9034

wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that is improperly handled during hashing, a similar issue to CVE-2014-9016.

Published

2014-11-25T23:59:05.177

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-19
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application wordpress wordpress ≤ 3.7.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.8 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.8.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.8.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.8.3 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.8.4 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.9 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.9.1 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 3.9.2 Yes
Application wordpress wordpress 4.0 Yes
References