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CVE-2007-6013in critical feed

Wordpress 1.5 through 2.3.1 uses cookie values based on the MD5 hash of a password MD5 hash, which allows attackers to bypass authenticatio…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.3%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

Wordpress 1.5 through 2.3.1 uses cookie values based on the MD5 hash of a password MD5 hash, which allows attackers to bypass authentication by obtaining the MD5 hash from the user database, then generating the authentication cookie from that hash.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Technology feeds
WordPress (RSS, critical only)

References

  • lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-November/058576.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00098.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • cl.cam.ac.uk /~sjm217/advisories/wordpress-cookie-auth.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • trac.wordpress.org /ticket/5367 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3375 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/483927/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/3941 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/38578 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/28310 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1018980 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /40801 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00079.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/27714 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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