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FKIE_CVE-2007-6013

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-11-19 21:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:47
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-November/058576.htmlBroken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/40801Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/27714Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28310Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3375Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5367Exploit, Issue Tracking
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sjm217/advisories/wordpress-cookie-auth.txtThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483927/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018980Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3941Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38578Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00079.htmlMailing List
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00098.htmlMailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-November/058576.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/40801Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27714Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28310Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3375Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5367Exploit, Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sjm217/advisories/wordpress-cookie-auth.txtThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483927/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018980Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3941Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38578Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00079.htmlMailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00098.htmlMailing List
Impacted products

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          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "B79A4099-2B16-42DF-977B-550F7E5C7C60",
              "versionEndIncluding": "2.3.1",
              "versionStartIncluding": "1.5",
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              "vulnerable": true
            },
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              "matchCriteriaId": "72E4DB7F-07C3-46BB-AAA2-05CD0312C57F",
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        }
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  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Wordpress versiones 1.5 hasta 2.3.1, usa valores de cookies basados ??en el hash MD5 de un hash MD5 de contrase\u00f1as, lo que permite a atacantes omitir la autenticaci\u00f3n mediante la obtenci\u00f3n del hash MD5 desde la base de datos del usuario, y luego generar la cookie de autenticaci\u00f3n a partir de ese hash."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2007-6013",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:47:15.413",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
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        "type": "Primary",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
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      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27714"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
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      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/28310"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
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      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3375"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
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    },
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      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
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    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
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}



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