WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1…
Priority LOW 35CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain access to an account idle since 2008 by leveraging an improper PHP dynamic type comparison for an MD5 hash.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0261 85th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3 | Vulnerable | Mageia Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4 | Vulnerable | Mageia Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.7.4 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.1 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.2 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.3 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.4 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9.1 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
- cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3 Vulnerable ·Mageia Project
- cpe:2.3:o:mageia_project:mageia:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4 Vulnerable ·Mageia Project
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.7.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9.2 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | WordPress |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9037
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f6m5-cxjc-8qwq
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-9037 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9037 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f6m5-cxjc-8qwq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9037 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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