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 attack

Q: How do I fix CVE-2014-9037?

mageia: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; wordpress: upgrade to newer than 3.7.4; debian linux: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2014-9037 being exploited?

CVE-2014-9037 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2014-9037 affect?

CVE-2014-9037 affects mageia, wordpress, debian linux. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). 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 type comparison for an MD5 hash.

Q: How urgent is CVE-2014-9037?

Priority 50/100. On your watchlist

This month

MEDIUM 6.8WATCHLISTMITIGATEUPGRADEMITIGATE

CVE-2014-9037 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) affecting mageia, wordpress, debian linux. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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 type comparison for an MD5 hash.

Why this priority

On your watchlist

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.8 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	2.6% (top 15%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-310
Published	2014-11-25
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: debian · mageia project · wordpress

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2014-11-25 23:59 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:17 UTCUpdated Record last modified

mageia project mageia MITIGATE

Affected: 3 · 4

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

wordpress wordpress UPGRADE

Affected: <= 3.7.4 · 3.8 · 3.8.1 · 3.8.2 · 3.8.3 · 3.8.4 · 3.9 · 3.9.1

Fixed in: newer than 3.7.4

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy wordpress || rpm -q wordpress || wordpress --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 3.7.4 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade wordpress

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade wordpress

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

debian debian linux MITIGATE

Affected: 7.0 · 8.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 7.0

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2014-9037?

mageia: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; wordpress: upgrade to newer than 3.7.4; debian linux: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2014-9037 being exploited?

CVE-2014-9037 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2014-9037 affect?

CVE-2014-9037 affects mageia, wordpress, debian linux. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). 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 type comparison for an MD5 hash.

How urgent is CVE-2014-9037?

Priority 50/100. On your watchlist

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities · PHP vulnerabilities · Debian vulnerabilities

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