CVE-2007-6013 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting WordPress versions 1.5 through 2.3.1. Attackers can exploit this by obtaining the MD5 hash of a user's password from the database, then generating a valid authentication cookie from that hash, effectively gaining unauthorized access. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.5, <= 2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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