CVE-2014-5034

8.8 · HIGH

Published Apr 6, 2018 fresh-media CWE-352 EPSS 1.10% (63th pctl) CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Overview

CVE-2014-5034 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting fresh-media brute_force_login_protection. It was published on April 6, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Brute Force Login Protection module 1.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified users for requests that have unknown impact via a crafted request to the brute-force-login-protection page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fresh-media. Update brute_force_login_protection to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

GitHub github.com/0pc0deFR/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2014-5034/exploit.html GitHub github.com/0pc0deFR/wordpress-sploit-framework/blob/master/exploits/Brute_Force_Login_Protection_1_3_Cross_Site_Request_Forgery GitHub github.com/0pc0deFR/Exploits/blob/master/CVE-2014-5034/exploit.html GitHub github.com/0pc0deFR/wordpress-sploit-framework/blob/master/exploits/Brute_Force_Login_Protection_1_3_Cross_Site_Request_Forgery

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-5034?

CVE-2014-5034 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting fresh-media brute_force_login_protection. It was published on April 6, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-5034?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-5034?

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