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CVE-2008-4102

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-09-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-4102
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.38%

Original NVD Description

Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 initializes PHP's PRNG with a weak seed, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the pseudo-random values produced by PHP's mt_rand function, as demonstrated by guessing password reset tokens, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3681.