MEDIUM
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
Published Jun 21, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.37%
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 products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.37% 0.03373
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03373
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.37% (0.03373) | 88.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.37% (0.03373) | 87.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01734) | 80.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.69% (0.28689) | 94.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01734) | 80.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 11.25% (0.11254) | 92.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01734) | 81.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.98% (0.01979) | 89.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 1.98% (0.01979) | 88.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.68% (0.01675) | 85.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-06/0052.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/12/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2718 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan/issues/219 x_refsource_MISC
- https://vndh.net/note:wordpress-351-denial-service x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-06/0052.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/12/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://wordpress.org/news/2013/06/wordpress-3-5-2/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2718 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan/issues/219 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://vndh.net/note:wordpress-351-denial-service | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 21, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 19, 2013
Link CVE-2013-2173
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a