CVE-2013-2173: WordPress

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• WordPress WordPress: version 3.5.1 only

Published 2013-06-21. Last modified 2026-06-16.