CVE-2007-6013

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: November 19, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-November/058576.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/40801
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27714
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28310
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3375
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5367
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sjm217/advisories/wordpress-cookie-auth.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483927/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018980
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3941
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38578
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00079.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00098.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-November/058576.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/40801
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28310
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3375
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5367
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sjm217/advisories/wordpress-cookie-auth.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483927/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018980
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3941
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38578
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00079.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00098.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.6%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-327

Affected Vendors

wordpress fedoraproject

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