CVE-2008-1930

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.
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Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-04-28 13:05

Updated : 2018-10-11 13:38


NVD link : CVE-2008-1930

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1930


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CWE
CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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Products Affected

wordpress

  • wordpress