VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-6412
CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability4.60%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-04-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.
Weakness classification
- CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry