CVE-2014-5034 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

A CSRF vulnerability in the Brute Force Login Protection WordPress plugin allows attackers to hijack user authentication via crafted requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-5034?

CVE-2014-5034 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Brute Force Login Protection module 1.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified users for requests that have unknown impact via a crafted request to the brute-force-login-protection page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5034?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fresh-Media Brute Force Login Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2014-5034?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5034 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-5034 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5034 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7738-8522-wqf9.

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