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CVSSv2

CVE-2006-4068

Published: 10/08/2006 Updated: 05/09/2008
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
VMScore: 505
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

The pswd.js script relies on the client to calculate whether a username and password match hard-coded hashed values for a server, and uses a hashing scheme that creates a large number of collisions, which makes it easier for remote malicious users to conduct offline brute force attacks. NOTE: this script might also allow malicious users to generate the server-side "secret" URL without determining the original password, but this possibility was not discussed by the original researcher.

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pswd.js pswd.js

Exploits

/* source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/19333/info Applications running pswdjs are prone to an insecure password-hash weakness This issue is due to a design flaw that results in password hashes being created in an insecure manner This issue allows attackers to use precomputed password hashes in brute-force attacks and authenticate themselv ...