CVE-2008-4106
WordPress SQL Column Truncation Vulnerability
Description
WordPress before 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 attackers 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 18, 2008, 5:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:50 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
4.9
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CVE-2008-4106
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152830017099&w=2 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31737 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31870 Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4272 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1020869 Added Reference http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/ Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/6 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496287/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31068 Added Reference http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-05.txt Added Reference http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/18/mysql-and-sql-column-truncation-vulnerabilities/ Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2553 Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6397 Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6421 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00607.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00629.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/496287/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496287/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6397 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6421 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6421 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6397 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4106
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4106
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.12 }} -0.20%
score
0.84344
percentile