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CVE-2008-1930

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.04%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-04-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects WordPress. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2008-1930
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.04%
WordPress

Original NVD 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.