CVE-2013-2173

Published: Jun 21, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress 3.5.1, when a password-protected post exists, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted value of a certain wp-postpass cookie.

Affected (1)

Products: Wordpress: Wordpress

Wordpress

1 product

Wordpress

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wordpress Wordpress	Version 3.5.1

Related CWEs

CWE-310

References (14)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-06/0052.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/12/2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2718

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan/issues/219

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://vndh.net/note:wordpress-351-denial-service

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-06/0052.html