SB2014112606 - Multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress

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SB2014112606 - Multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress

Published: November 26, 2014 Updated: August 7, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2014112606
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 8
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

High 13% Medium 50% Low 38%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 8 vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9038)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

wp-includes/http.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 conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks by referring to a 127.0.0.0/8 resource.


2) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9034)

CWE-ID: CWE-19 - Data Handling

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

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.


3) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9033)

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


4) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9032)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in the media-playlists feature in WordPress before 3.9.x before 3.9.3 and 4.x before 4.0.1. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


5) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9035)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]


Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Press This 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. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


6) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9036)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]


Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error 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. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


7) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9039)

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to take over arbitrary accounts.

The vulnerability exists due to improper implementation of the password reset feature. A remote attacker can reset passwords for arbitrary accounts by leveraging access to an e-mail account that received a password-reset message.


8) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9037)

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

CVSSv4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to take over old accounts.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of a weak hashing algorithm. Accounts idle since 2008 could be compromised by leveraging an improper PHP dynamic type comparison for an MD5 hash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References