CVE-2014-9039: debian debian_linux 7PK - Security Features
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9039
Published 25-11-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-9039 is a high (CVSS 8.8) 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (wordfence)EPSS score
2.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3Timeline
- 25-11-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · wordfence (Source)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
84%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.38% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.38%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-2547PK - Security FeaturesSoftware security is not security software. Here we're concerned with topics like authentication, access control, confidentiality, cryptography, and privilege management.
- CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
Affected systems
Debian2 products
- wordpress< 4.0.1+dfsg-1
- debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
Wordpress2 products
- wordpress< 3.7 (fixed in 3.7.5) | ≥ 3.7, ≤ 3.7.4 (fixed in 3.7.5) | ≥ 3.8, ≤ 3.8.4 (fixed in 3.7.5) | ≥ 3.9, ≤ 3.9.2 (fixed in 3.7.5) | 4.0 (fixed in 3.7.5)
- wordpressEOL≤ 3.7.4 | 3.8 | 3.8.1 | 3.8.2 | 3.8.3 | 3.8.4 | 3.9 | 3.9.1 | 3.9.2 | 4.0
Mageia_project1 product
- mageia3 | 4
3 vendors · 5 products
References
9 links
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM