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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2024-34914 EUVD-2024-1606GHSA-fqw7-839j-hvxj

PHP Censor uses a weak hashing algorithm for the remember me key

Published May 14, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Description

php-censor v2.1.4 and fixed in v.2.1.5 was discovered to utilize a weak hashing algorithm for its remember_key value. This allows attackers to bruteforce to bruteforce the remember_key value to gain access to accounts that have checked "remember me" when logging in.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist php-censor/php-censor >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.5 2.1.5 GHSA-fqw7-839j-hvxj
Packagist php-censor/php-censor < 2.0.13 2.0.13 GHSA-fqw7-839j-hvxj

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