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 Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 3.5.1 (including) | 3.5.1 (including) |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | quantal | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | raring | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | saucy | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | utopic | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | vivid | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | wily | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | zesty | * |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-06/0052.html
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/12/2
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2718
- https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan/issues/219
- https://vndh.net/note:wordpress-351-denial-service
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-06/0052.html
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/12/2
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2718
- https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan/issues/219
- https://vndh.net/note:wordpress-351-denial-service