Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-0166

Description

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.

Affected products

WordPress/WordPress98 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 97 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.7.1
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.5:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.7.2nvdVendor Advisory
codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.8.2nvdVendor Advisory
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/28054nvd
www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2901nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd

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