Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-5205

Description

wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.9.2 does not use delimiters during concatenation of action values and uid values in CSRF tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.

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Affected products

WordPress/WordPress3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.9.1
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.9.2
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress

Patches

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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/29408nvd

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