CVE-2007-6013 in Wordpress
Summary
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.
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Reservation
11/19/2007
Disclosure
11/19/2007
Status
Confirmed
Entries
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| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39747 | Wordpress improper authentication | 287 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2007-6013 |