Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-4102
Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 initializes PHP's PRNG with a weak seed, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the pseudo-random values produced by PHP's mt_rand function, as demonstrated by guessing password reset tokens, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3681.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 23.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31789
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded
- http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt
- http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45068
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31789
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded
- http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt
- http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45068
Products affected by CVE-2008-4102
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cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.3
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cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.4
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cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.5
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cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.6