ID CVE-2008-4102
Summary Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 initializes PHP's PRNG with a weak seed, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the pseudo-random values produced by PHP's mt_rand function, as demonstrated by guessing password reset tokens, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3681.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.5 (as of 11-10-2018 - 20:50)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-189
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
refmap via4
bugtraq 20080911 Advisory 04/2008: Joomla Weak Random Password Reset Token Vulnerability
confirm http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.html
misc
mlist
  • [oss-security] 20080911 CVE request for Joomla multiple vuln.
  • [oss-security] 20080911 CVE request: joomla < 1.5.7
  • [oss-security] 20080916 Re: CVE request: joomla < 1.5.7
secunia 31789
sreason 4271
xf joomla-randomnumbers-info-disclosure(45068)
Last major update 11-10-2018 - 20:50
Published 18-09-2008 - 17:59
Last modified 11-10-2018 - 20:50
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