CVE-2010-4728 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can predict random values to bypass authentication mechanisms in Zikula CMS due to weak random number generation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-4728?

CVE-2010-4728 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Feb 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Zikula before 1.3.1 uses the rand and srand PHP functions for random number generation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat protection mechanisms based on randomization by predicting a return value, as demonstrated by the authid protection mechanism.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4728?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zikula Zikula Application Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4728?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-4728 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4728 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wf9j-wrqc-3h9g.

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