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CVE-2008-1930

Improper Authentication

Published: Apr 28, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1930
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

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.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
WordpressWordpress2.5 (including)2.5 (including)
WordpressUbuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References

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