CVE-2007-6013

wordpress cookie authentication vulnerability

Published Nov 19, 2007 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:54 PM
Reserved
Nov 19, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 19, 2007, 9:46 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:47 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 19, 2007, 12:00 AM