5.1
CVSSv2

CVE-2008-4106

Published: 18/09/2008 Updated: 11/10/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.1 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 4.9
VMScore: 454
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

WordPress prior to 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 malicious users 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.

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Vendor Advisories

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in wordpress, weblog manager The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2008-6762 It was discovered that wordpress is prone to an open redirect vulnerability which allows remote attackers to conduct phishing atacks CVE-2008-6767 It was discovered that remot ...
Debian Bug report logs - #504771 wordpress can be subject of delayed attacks via cookies Package: wordpress; Maintainer for wordpress is Craig Small <csmall@debianorg>; Source for wordpress is src:wordpress (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: Raphael Geissert <atomo64@gmailcom> Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 02:42:04 UTC S ...
Debian Bug report logs - #500115 CVE-2008-4106: WordPress allows remote attackers to change an arbitrary user's password to a random value Package: wordpress; Maintainer for wordpress is Craig Small <csmall@debianorg>; Source for wordpress is src:wordpress (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: Stefan Fritsch <sf@sfritschde ...
Debian Bug report logs - #536724 wordpress: CORE-2009-0515 priviledges unchecked and multiple information disclosures Package: wordpress; Maintainer for wordpress is Craig Small <csmall@debianorg>; Source for wordpress is src:wordpress (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: "Michael S Gilbert" <michaelsgilbert@gmailcom&g ...
Debian Bug report logs - #531736 CVE-2008-6767, CVE-2008-6762 Package: wordpress; Maintainer for wordpress is Craig Small <csmall@debianorg>; Source for wordpress is src:wordpress (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: Giuseppe Iuculano <giuseppe@iuculanoit> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 17:27:02 UTC Severity: normal Tags: s ...