CVE-2008-4106
Published: 18 September 2008
WordPress before 2.6.2 does not properly handle MySQL warnings about insertion of username strings that exceed the maximum column width of the user_login column, and does not properly handle space characters when comparing usernames, which allows remote attackers to change an arbitrary user's password to a random value by registering a similar username and then requesting a password reset, related to a "SQL column truncation vulnerability." NOTE: the attacker can discover the random password by also exploiting CVE-2008-4107.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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wordpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| feisty |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| gutsy |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| hardy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| intrepid |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| jaunty |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.1-2ubuntu1)
|
|
| karmic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| lucid |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| maverick |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| natty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| oneiric |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.2)
|