Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-5204

Description

wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.9.2 rejects invalid CSRF nonces with a different timing depending on which characters in the nonce are incorrect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.

Affected products

Debian/Debian Linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
WordPress/WordPress2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.9.1
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

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References

wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/3nvd
www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001nvd
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29384nvd

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