CVE-2014-9039
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 83rd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
wp-login.php in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 might allow remote attackers to reset passwords by leveraging access to an e-mail account that received a password-reset message.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
2.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 83rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 4230 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Nuclei check added
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 2.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Scored 4.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
- Access Complexity MediumSome conditions must be met
- Authentication NoneNo authentication required
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
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