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CVE-2014-6412

HIGHPOCWordPress
score
<0.1
cvss
8.1
epss
4.6%
published
2018-04-12
kev added
—
first seen

WordPress before 4.4 contains a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to predict password-recovery tokens via brute-force, letting them potentially reset user passwords, exploit requires no authentication.

Timeline

How this CVE moved toward exploitation. Chart: last 30 days — trend score, EPSS, community mentions per day; hover the event lane.

events2018-04-12 — PublishedP2026-10-21 — Tracked by OnyxT2026-10-21 — Public PoC: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.htmlXscore2026-10-21: score <0.1<0.1epss2026-09-22: epss 4.6%2026-09-23: epss 4.6%2026-09-24: epss 4.6%2026-09-25: epss 4.6%2026-09-26: epss 4.6%2026-09-27: epss 4.6%2026-09-28: epss 4.6%2026-09-29: epss 4.6%2026-09-30: epss 4.6%2026-10-01: epss 4.6%2026-10-02: epss 4.6%2026-10-03: epss 4.6%2026-10-04: epss 4.6%2026-10-05: epss 4.6%2026-10-06: epss 4.6%2026-10-07: epss 4.6%2026-10-08: epss 4.6%2026-10-09: epss 4.6%2026-10-10: epss 4.6%2026-10-11: epss 4.6%2026-10-12: epss 4.6%2026-10-13: epss 4.6%2026-10-14: epss 4.6%2026-10-15: epss 4.6%2026-10-16: epss 4.6%2026-10-18: epss 4.6%2026-10-19: epss 4.6%2026-10-20: epss 4.6%2026-10-21: epss 4.6%4.6%mentions/day0no mentions in 30 days2026-09-22today
  1. Published
  2. Tracked by Onyx
  3. Public PoC http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130380/WordPress-Failed-Randomness.html

Exploit availability

Weaknesses

CWE-640

References 7