CVE-2012-6707

Published Oct 19, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
WordPress through 4.8.2 uses a weak MD5-based password hashing algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to determine cleartext values by leveraging access to the hash values. NOTE: the approach to changing this may not be fully compatible with certain use cases, such as migration of a WordPress site from a web host that uses a recent PHP version to a different web host that uses PHP 5.2. These use cases are plausible (but very unlikely) based on statistics showing widespread deployment of WordPress with obsolete PHP versions.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-6549 WordPress through 4.8.2 uses a weak MD5-based password hashing algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to determine cleartext values by leveraging access to the hash values. NOTE: the approach to changing this may not be fully compatible with certain use cases, such as migration of a WordPress site from a web host that uses a recent PHP version to a different web host that uses PHP 5.2. These use cases are plausible (but very unlikely) based on statistics showing widespread deployment of WordPress with obsolete PHP versions.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:51 AM
Reserved
Oct 19, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 19, 2017, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:48 PM