CVE-2014-0166: WordPress

Medium severity, CVSS 6.4. EPSS: 9.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The wp_validate_auth_cookie function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.7.2 and 3.8.x before 3.8.2 does not properly determine the validity of authentication cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a forged cookie.

Affected products

• WordPress WordPress: up to and including 3.7.1; version 0.71 only; version 1.0 only; version 1.0.1 only; version 1.0.2 only; version 1.1.1 only; …

Published 2014-04-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.