CVE-2014-9033
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2,...
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that reset passwords.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that reset passwords.
- Record
CVE-2014-9033- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that reset passwords.
- Record
CVE-2014-9033- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8861 No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that reset passwords.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8861- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j6jx-vjmj-5q6h No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2,...
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that reset passwords.
- Record
GHSA-j6jx-vjmj-5q6h- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that reset passwords.
- Record
CVE-2014-9033- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9033 No score
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp-login.php in WordPress 3.7.4, 3.8.4, 3.9.2, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that reset passwords.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9033- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0493 No score
Updated wordpress package fixes security vulnerabilities
XSS in wptexturize() via comments or posts, exploitable for unauthenticated users (CVE-2014-9031).
XSS in media playlists (CVE-2014-9032).
CSRF in the password reset process (CVE-2014-9033).
Denial of service for giant passwords. The phpass library by Solar Designer was used in both projects without setting a maximum password length, which can lead to CPU exhaustion upon hashing (CVE-2014-9034).
XSS in Press This (CVE-2014-9035).
XSS in HTML filtering of CSS in posts (CVE-2014-9036).
Hash comparison vulnerability in old-style MD5-stored passwords (CVE-2014-9037).
SSRF: Safe HTTP requests did not sufficiently block the loopback IP address space (CVE-2014-9038).
Previously an email address change would not invalidate a previous password reset email (CVE-2014-9039).
- Record
MGASA-2014-0493- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wordpressDebian:12 |
before 4.0.1+dfsg-1 | 4.0.1+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:13 |
before 4.0.1+dfsg-1 | 4.0.1+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:14 |
before 4.0.1+dfsg-1 | 4.0.1+dfsg-1 |
wordpressDebian:6.0 |
before 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u6, plus listed versions 3.0.4+dfsg-13.0.5+dfsg-0+squeeze13.0.5+dfsg-13.2.1+dfsg-13.2.1+dfsg-2 Show 22 moreShow less3.2.1+dfsg-33.3+dfsg-13.3.1+dfsg-13.3.2+dfsg-13.3.2+dfsg-1~squeeze13.4+dfsg-13.4+dfsg-23.4+dfsg-33.4.1+dfsg-13.4.2+dfsg-13.5+dfsg-13.5.1+dfsg-13.5.1+dfsg-23.5.2+dfsg-13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb6u13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6+dfsg-13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u43.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u5 |
3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u6 |
wordpressDebian:7 |
before 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u5, plus listed versions 3.5.1+dfsg-23.5.2+dfsg-13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb6u13.5.2+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6+dfsg-1 Show 13 moreShow less3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u43.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u53.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u63.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u73.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u83.6.1+dfsg-1~deb6u93.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u13.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u23.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u33.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u4 |
3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u5 |
wordpressMageia:3 |
before 3.9.3-1.mga3 | 3.9.3-1.mga3 |
wordpressMageia:4 |
before 3.9.3-1.mga4 | 3.9.3-1.mga4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-9033 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Wordpress, published November 25, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 4.0.1+dfsg-1.