UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2173

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2173
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2173.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2173
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:51Z
Published
2013-06-21T13:57:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:10:43.428822Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress 3.5.1, when a password-protected post exists, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted value of a certain wp-postpass cookie.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.1+dfsg-1
3.7.1+dfsg-1
3.8.1+dfsg-1
3.8.1+dfsg1-2
3.8.2+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfourteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentythirteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwelve"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1

Affected versions

4.*

4.3+dfsg-1
4.3.1+dfsg-1
4.4+dfsg-1
4.4.1+dfsg-1
4.4.2+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfourteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentysixteen"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.9.5+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.9.5+dfsg1-1

Affected versions

4.*

4.8.2+dfsg-2
4.8.3+dfsg-1
4.9.1+dfsg-1
4.9.2+dfsg-1
4.9.4+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentyseventeen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.9.5+dfsg1-1",
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentysixteen"
        }
    ]
}