WordPress 2.5 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 2.5 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-1930. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 2.5 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 04/25/2008. The weakness was disclosed 04/28/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1930 since 04/23/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42027), SecurityFocus (BID 28935†), OSVDB (44622†), Secunia (SA29965†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019923†). The entry VDB-42235 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

04/23/2008 🔍
04/25/2008 +2 days 🔍
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04/28/2008 +3 days 🔍
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05/04/2008 +6 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2507 days 🔍
08/09/2019 +1607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1930 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1930
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42172
X-Force: 42027
SecurityFocus: 28935 - WordPress Cookie Integrity Protection Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 29965
OSVDB: 44622 - WordPress - Cookie Integrity Protection Unauthorized Access Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019923
Vulnerability Center: 18297 - WordPress 2.5 Insecure Cookie Authentication Method Allows Remote Privilege Escalation, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-1372

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/09/2019 20:46
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (57), 08/09/2019 20:46 (11)
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