Vulnerability in Wordpress

CVE-2007-6013

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 t…

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.033 (86.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Mailing List)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-6013?
CVE-2007-6013 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2007-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2007-6013?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2007-6013 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.