PT-2014-8809
CVE-2014-9039
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Published
2014-11-25
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Updated
2016-06-30
Description by
CVSS 2.0
4.3
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
WordPress versions prior to 3.7.5
WordPress versions 3.8.x prior to 3.8.5
WordPress versions 3.9.x prior to 3.9.3
WordPress versions 4.x prior to 4.0.1
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to reset passwords by leveraging access to an e-mail account that received a password-reset message, specifically targeting the wp-login.php file.
Recommendations
For WordPress versions prior to 3.7.5, update to version 3.7.5 or later.
For WordPress versions 3.8.x prior to 3.8.5, update to version 3.8.5 or later.
For WordPress versions 3.9.x prior to 3.9.3, update to version 3.9.3 or later.
For WordPress versions 4.x prior to 4.0.1, update to version 4.0.1 or later.
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