SB2014041005 - Multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress 

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SB2014041005 - Multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress

Published: April 10, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2014041005
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0166)

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

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.


2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0165)

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to manipulate data.

WordPress before 3.7.2 and 3.8.x before 3.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to publish posts by leveraging the Contributor role, related to wp-admin/includes/post.php and wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References