CVE-2015-5730
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 9, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 4, 2015
Description
The sanitize_widget_instance function in wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 does not use a constant-time comparison for widgets, which allows remote attackers to conduct a timing side-channel attack by measuring the delay before inequality is calculated.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- https://wordpress.org/news/2015/08/wordpress-4-2-4-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33535
- 76160vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20150804 Re: CVE request: WordPress 4.2.3 and earlier multiple vulnerabilitiesmailing-list
- 1033178vdb-entry
- DSA-3332vendor-advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8130
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/33536
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.2.4
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