CVE-2014-9039 Business logic in n/a
Remote attackers can reset user passwords by accessing the email account that received the password-reset message, leading to account takeover.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9039?
CVE-2014-9039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 Nov 2014. 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
wp-login.php in 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 reset passwords by leveraging access to an e-mail account that received a password-reset message.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9039?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mageia Project Mageia, Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9039?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-9039 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9039 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9039, GHSA-8rwr-ffp6-2577.