Input validation error in WordPress - CVE-2014-9038
Published: November 26, 2014 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41056
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9038
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WordPress.ORG
Affected software:
WordPress
WordPress
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9038
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:233
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/30444
- https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/