wp-includes/class-phpass.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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that is improperly handled during hashing, a similar issue to CVE-2014-9016.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade wordpress | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade wordpressUpgrade ru-wordpressUpgrade ja-wordpressUpgrade de-wordpressUpgrade zh-wordpress | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 5, 2015 |
| Wordpress | — | Upgrade Wordpress to version 3.7.5Upgrade Wordpress to version 3.9.3Upgrade Wordpress to version 3.8.5Upgrade Wordpress to version 4.0.1 | May 16, 2017 | Nov 25, 2014 |
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