CVE-2014-6412

Publication date 12 April 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1 · High

Score breakdown

Description

WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wordpress 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Notes

sbeattie

affects Windows only

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
wordpress

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 8.1 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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