CVE-2008-1930

Published Apr 28, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 5.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:41 AM
Reserved
Apr 23, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 28, 2008, 8:05 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM