WordPress Core < 3.8.2 - Authentication Cookie Forgery

Improper Authentication

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVE	CVE-2014-0166
CVSS	Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published	April 8, 2014
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Jon Cave

Description

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.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Core
Software Slug	wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 3.7 3.7 - 3.7.1 3.8 - 3.8.1
Patched Version	3.7.2 3.8.2

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