WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2008-4107 Modified

Php: A security weakness

Php is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 5.1 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 5.1 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Php
Plugin slug
php
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 18, 2008
Weakness
CWE-189 — Numeric Errors

This CVE was published Sep 18, 2008 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Php to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The (1) rand and (2) mt_rand functions in PHP 5.2.6 do not produce cryptographically strong random numbers, which allows attackers to leverage exposures in products that rely on these functions for security-relevant functionality, as demonstrated by the password-reset functionality in Joomla! 1.5.x and WordPress before 2.6.2, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2107, CVE-2008-2108, and CVE-2008-4102.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Primary and upstream sources