UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2173

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2173

    Published: 21 Jun 2013Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-2173

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2173, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/12, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2173

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wordpress

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    3.6.1+dfsg-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High