CVE-2013-2173 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption by sending a crafted cookie to WordPress sites with password-protected posts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2173?
CVE-2013-2173 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 21 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2173?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2173?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-2173 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2173 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2173, GHSA-493m-xch4-834v.