{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:26Z",
  "published": "2014-04-10T00:55:09Z",
  "id": "CVE-2014-0166",
  "details": "The wp_validate_auth_cookie function in wp-includes/pluggable.php in WordPress before 3.7.2 and 3.8.x before 3.8.2 does not properly determine the validity of authentication cookies, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a forged cookie.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.7.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.8.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2901"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085858"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/28054"
    }
  ]
}