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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.6
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade wordpress | Jul 30, 2024 | Sep 18, 2008 |
| Wordpress | — | Upgrade Wordpress to version 2.6.2 | May 16, 2017 | Sep 18, 2008 |
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