CVE-2013-2173 (GCVE-0-2013-2173)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-06-21 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 15:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress 3.5.1, when a password-protected post exists, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted value of a certain wp-postpass cookie.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| https://vndh.net/note:wordpress-351-denial-service | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2718 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/12/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan/issues/219 | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2013-06-11 00:00
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