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CVE-2014-9037: WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain access to an account idle since 2008 by leveraging an improper PHP dynamic t

medium Affects WordPress core. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 might allow remote attackers to obtain access to an account idle since 2008 by leveraging an improper PHP dynamic t

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.7.4 or =3.8 or =3.8.1 or =3.8.2 or =3.8.3 or =3.8.4 or =3.9 or =3.9.1 or =3.9.2 or =4.0
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (85.4th percentile)
Published
2014-11-25
Source
nvd

References

CWE-310
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