CVE-2008-4102

N/A Unknown
Published: September 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31789
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45068
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31789
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45068
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
24th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

joomla

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