VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-2173

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-06-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

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.

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