medium
6.4
CWE
287
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2014-0166

First published: Wed Apr 09 2014(Updated: )

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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/wordpress<3.8.2
3.8.2
WordPress<=3.7.1
WordPress=0.71
WordPress=1.0
WordPress=1.0.1
WordPress=1.0.2
WordPress=1.1.1
WordPress=1.2
WordPress=1.2.1
WordPress=1.2.2
WordPress=1.2.3
WordPress=1.2.4
WordPress=1.2.5
WordPress=1.2.5-a
WordPress=1.3
WordPress=1.3.2
WordPress=1.3.3
WordPress=1.5
WordPress=1.5.1
WordPress=1.5.1.1
WordPress=1.5.1.2
WordPress=1.5.1.3
WordPress=1.5.2
WordPress=1.6.2
WordPress=2.0
WordPress=2.0.1
WordPress=2.0.2
WordPress=2.0.4
WordPress=2.0.5
WordPress=2.0.6
WordPress=2.0.7
WordPress=2.0.8
WordPress=2.0.9
WordPress=2.0.10
WordPress=2.0.11
WordPress=2.1
WordPress=2.1.1
WordPress=2.1.2
WordPress=2.1.3
WordPress=2.2
WordPress=2.2.1
WordPress=2.2.2
WordPress=2.2.3
WordPress=2.3
WordPress=2.3.1
WordPress=2.3.2
WordPress=2.3.3
WordPress=2.5
WordPress=2.5.1
WordPress=2.6
WordPress=2.6.1
WordPress=2.6.2
WordPress=2.6.3
WordPress=2.6.5
WordPress=2.7
WordPress=2.7.1
WordPress=2.8
WordPress=2.8.1
WordPress=2.8.2
WordPress=2.8.3
WordPress=2.8.4
WordPress=2.8.4-a
WordPress=2.8.5
WordPress=2.8.5.1
WordPress=2.8.5.2
WordPress=2.8.6
WordPress=2.9
WordPress=2.9.1
WordPress=2.9.1.1
WordPress=2.9.2
WordPress=3.0
WordPress=3.0.1
WordPress=3.0.2
WordPress=3.0.3
WordPress=3.0.4
WordPress=3.0.5
WordPress=3.0.6
WordPress=3.1
WordPress=3.1.1
WordPress=3.1.2
WordPress=3.1.3
WordPress=3.1.4
WordPress=3.2
WordPress=3.2-beta1
WordPress=3.2.1
WordPress=3.3
WordPress=3.3.1
WordPress=3.3.2
WordPress=3.3.3
WordPress=3.4.0
WordPress=3.4.1
WordPress=3.4.2
WordPress=3.5.0
WordPress=3.5.1
WordPress=3.6
WordPress=3.6.1
WordPress=3.7
WordPress=3.8
WordPress=3.8.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-0166?

    CVE-2014-0166 is considered to be a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access via forged cookies.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-0166?

    To fix CVE-2014-0166, you should upgrade your WordPress installation to version 3.8.2 or later.

  • What versions of WordPress are affected by CVE-2014-0166?

    CVE-2014-0166 affects all versions of WordPress prior to 3.8.2, including versions 3.7.x and earlier.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-0166?

    There is no known workaround for CVE-2014-0166; the best mitigation is to update to the latest version of WordPress.

  • What component of WordPress does CVE-2014-0166 impact?

    CVE-2014-0166 impacts the wp_validate_auth_cookie function in the pluggable.php file of WordPress.

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