CVE-2007-6013 Weak cryptography in n/a
Attackers can bypass authentication and take over accounts by generating valid cookies from stolen password hashes due to weak cryptographic implementation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-6013?
CVE-2007-6013 is a critical vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 19 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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 that hash.
Weakness: CWE-327
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6013?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6013?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2007-6013 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6013 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6013, GHSA-5g78-mv2p-rh9c.