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CVE-2014-6412

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-640

Description

WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.

Affected products

• WordPress: before 4.4.0 — fixed in 4.4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WordPress 4.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/42
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/53
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72589
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031749
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192474
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28633
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/42
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/53
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72589
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031749

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