VDB
CVE-2014-0166
CVE-2014-0166
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 35.31% · 97.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
35.31%
97.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 3.8.1+dfsg-1, 3.8.1+dfsg1-2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- POC of CVE-2014-0166 (WordPress cookie forgery vulnerability) (github-poc)
- POC of CVE-2014-0166 (WordPress cookie forgery vulnerability) (github-poc)
- POC of CVE-2014-0166 (WordPress cookie forgery vulnerability) (github-poc)
- POC of CVE-2014-0166 (WordPress cookie forgery vulnerability) (github-poc)
- POC of CVE-2014-0166 (WordPress cookie forgery vulnerability) (github-poc)
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.7.2 (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085858 (circl)
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.8.2 (circl)
- DSA-2901 (circl)
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/28054 (circl)
Timeline
- Apr 9, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 17, 2024 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 20, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 27, 2025 EPSS Score
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- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0166 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0166 third-party-advisory