WordPress Core < 2.6.2 - Cryptographic Weakness

2008-09-08 00:00

Stefan Esser

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.6.2

Affected CoreWordPress 2.6

Affected Version<= 2.6.1

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2008-4107

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Vulnerability Overview

The (1) rand and (2) mt_rand functions in PHP 5.2.6 do not produce cryptographically strong random numbers, which allows attackers to leverage exposures in products that rely on these functions for security-relevant functionality, as demonstrated by the password-reset functionality in Joomla! 1.5.x and WordPress before 2.6.2, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2107, CVE-2008-2108, and CVE-2008-4102.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.6.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-327 (Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm) The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4107 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edc0d90f-41a7-430a-a994-57be7fba8753

CVSS Vector

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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