HIGH
WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach
Published Apr 12, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.60%
Description
WordPress before 4.4 makes it easier for remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via a brute-force approach.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.60% 0.04600
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04600
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.60% (0.04600) | 91.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.82% (0.03815) | 89.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.84% (0.04844) | 90.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 17, 2025 | 2.57% (0.02571) | 84.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.42% (0.04417) | 87.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 38.89% (0.38886) | 95.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 4.42% (0.04417) | 87.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 20.66% (0.20657) | 94.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.42% (0.04417) | 88.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.22% (0.01218) | 85.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01218) | 83.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01296) | 84.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 1.68% (0.01678) | 85.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01782) | 86.11th | 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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/42 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/53 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72589 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031749 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192474 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28633 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/42 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/53 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72589 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031749 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192474 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28633 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 12, 2018
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 15, 2014
Link CVE-2014-6412
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a