9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2007-6013
WordPress MD5 Hashing Authentication Bypass
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 19, 2007, 9:46 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 9, 2024, 3:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-6013 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Wordpress wordpress
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-November/058576.html No Types Assigned http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-November/058576.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/40801 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/40801 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/27714 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/27714 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28310 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/28310 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3375 No Types Assigned http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3375 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5367 No Types Assigned http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5367 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sjm217/advisories/wordpress-cookie-auth.txt No Types Assigned http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sjm217/advisories/wordpress-cookie-auth.txt Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483927/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483927/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018980 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018980 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3941 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3941 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38578 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38578 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00079.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00079.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00098.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00098.html Mailing List
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CWE NIST CWE-327
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5-strayhorn:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.5 up to (including) 2.3.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/483927/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483927/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38578 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38578 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 20, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-6013 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.56 }} 0.41%

score

0.87621

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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