wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.9.2 rejects invalid CSRF nonces with a…
Priority LOW 34CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.9.2 rejects invalid CSRF nonces with a different timing depending on which characters in the nonce are incorrect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a CSRF protection mechanism via a brute-force attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0185 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5204
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72g8-w2mw-jmg3
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-5204 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-5204 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-72g8-w2mw-jmg3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-5204 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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