The cookie authentication method in WordPress 2.5 relies on a hash of a concatenated string containing USERNAME and EXPIRY_TIME, which allows remote attackers to forge cookies by registering a username that results in the same concatenated string, as demonstrated by registering usernames beginning with "admin" to obtain administrator privileges, aka a "cryptographic splicing" issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6013.
References
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 00:45
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/29965 - | |
References | () http://wordpress.org/development/2008/04/wordpress-251/ - Patch | |
References | () http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/sjm217/advisories/wordpress-cookie-integrity.txt - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491356/100/0/threaded - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28935 - Patch | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019923 - | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1372/references - | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42027 - |
Information
Published : 2008-04-28 20:05
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:45
NVD link : CVE-2008-1930
Mitre link : CVE-2008-1930
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-1930
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Products Affected
wordpress
- wordpress
CWE
CWE-287
Improper Authentication