CVE-2008-4106

wordpress: sql column truncation flaw

Published Sep 18, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 5.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
WordPress before 2.6.2 does not properly handle MySQL warnings about insertion of username strings that exceed the maximum column width of the user_login column, and does not properly handle space characters when comparing usernames, which allows remote attackers to change an arbitrary user's password to a random value by registering a similar username and then requesting a password reset, related to a "SQL column truncation vulnerability." NOTE: the attacker can discover the random password by also exploiting CVE-2008-4107.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1871-1 New wordpress packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1871-2 New wordpress packages fix regression
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:00 AM
Reserved
Sep 15, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 18, 2008, 5:59 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 11, 2008, 12:00 AM