CVE-2013-2173 (GCVE-0-2013-2173)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-06-21 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 15:27
VLAI?
Summary
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.
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CWE
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