Vulnerability in Joomla
CVE-2008-4102
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Joomla — versions 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4271 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/31789 (third-party-advisory)
- www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45068 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-f…
- www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4102?
- CVE-2008-4102 is a vulnerability in Joomla, classified under CWE-189. Published 2008-09-18.
- Is CVE-2008-4102 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.