CVE-2015-5730 (GCVE-0-2015-5730)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-11-09 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:59
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Summary
The sanitize_widget_instance function in wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php in WordPress before 4.2.4 does not use a constant-time comparison for widgets, which allows remote attackers to conduct a timing side-channel attack by measuring the delay before inequality is calculated.
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CWE
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2015-08-04 00:00
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