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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:4899
HistoryAug 10, 2017 - 8:10 a.m.

Denial Of Service(DoS) Via CPU Consumption

2017-08-1008:10:58
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
10

5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

WordPress is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) attacks. The attacks exist because the hashing of large passwords are not properly handled, leading to high CPU usage.

5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P