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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-1930 EUVD-2008-1930GHSA-m86r-5c2c-w6rq

The cookie authentication method in WordPress 2.5 relies on a hash of a concatenated string containing USERNAME and EXPIRY_TIME, which allo…

Published Apr 28, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: wordpress Ecosystem: Debian

Description

The cookie authentication method in WordPress 2.5 relies on a hash of a concatenated string containing USERNAME and EXPIRY_TIME, which allows remote attackers to forge cookies by registering a username that results in the same concatenated string, as demonstrated by registering usernames beginning with "admin" to obtain administrator privileges, aka a "cryptographic splicing" issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6013.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 wordpress 2.5.1-1 —
Debian 13 wordpress 2.5.1-1 —
Debian 12 wordpress 2.5.1-1 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

  • HeisenbergH4X/CVE-2008-1930 ★ 0 · Jun 8, 2026

    CVE-2008-1930 is a critical improper authentication vulnerability affecting the core cookie integrity mechanism in WordPress version 2.5. It allows remote attackers to bypass security controls, forge…

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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