WordPress is updated when the screen is refreshed by OpenSSL. WordPress3.8.2 is now available for download. The latest version updates several important security issues, so we recommend that you update it. WordPress3.8.2 a critical vulnerability fixed is cookie forgery (CVE-2014-0166 ). Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to counterfeit authentication cookies,
WordPress is updated when the screen is refreshed by OpenSSL.
WordPress 3.8.2 is now available for download. The latest version updates several important security issues, so we recommend that you update it.
One important vulnerability fixed in WordPress 3.8.2 is the cookie Forgery Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0166 ). Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to counterfeit authentication cookies and log on to the website. This vulnerability was discovered by WordPress security team member JonCave.
The second vulnerability is the CVE-2014-0165 vulnerability, which allows the contributor to publish an article.
There are also background injection vulnerabilities and xss vulnerabilities caused by the use of third-party libraries in file uploading.
Injection Vulnerability modification code: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/27917
Is a secondary injection.
Cookie forgery repairs in the wp-uplodes/pluggable. php file:
Https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/7f001bfe242580eb18f98e2889aad4ab1b33301b
$ Key = wp_hash ($ username. $ pass_frag. '|'. $ expiration, $ scheme );
$ Hash = hash_hmac ('md5', $ username. '|'. $ expiration, $ key );
-If ($ hmac! = $ Hash ){
+ If (hash_hmac ('md5', $ hmac, $ key )! = Hash_hmac ('md5', $ hash, $ key )){