CVE-2008-4106 is a vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 2.6.2 that allows remote attackers to reset an arbitrary user's password to a random value. This is due to improper handling of MySQL warnings for oversized usernames and inconsistent comparison of usernames with space characters. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity, and allows for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact with high access complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.71-goldCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71-gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0-platinumCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0-platinum:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1-milesCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1-miles:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2-blakeyCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2-blakey:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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