// For flags

CVE-2012-6707

WordPress Core - Informational - All known Versions - Weak Hashing Algorithm

Severity Score

5.9
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

WordPress through 4.8.2 uses a weak MD5-based password hashing algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to determine cleartext values by leveraging access to the hash values. NOTE: the approach to changing this may not be fully compatible with certain use cases, such as migration of a WordPress site from a web host that uses a recent PHP version to a different web host that uses PHP 5.2. These use cases are plausible (but very unlikely) based on statistics showing widespread deployment of WordPress with obsolete PHP versions.

WordPress hasta la versión 4.8.2 emplea un algoritmo débil de hash de contraseñas basado en MD5, lo que facilita que atacantes determinen valores en texto claro aprovechando el acceso a los valores hash. NOTA: la forma de cambiar esto puede no ser totalmente compatible con ciertos casos de uso, como la migración de un sitio de WordPress desde un host web que emplee una versión reciente de PHP a un host web diferente que emplee PHP 5.2. Estos casos de uso son posibles (aunque altamente improbables) basándose en estadísticas que muestran una implementación generalizada de WordPress con versiones obsoletas de PHP.

All known versions of WordPress core use a weak MD5-based password hashing algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to determine cleartext values by leveraging access to the hash values. NOTE: the approach to changing this may not be fully compatible with certain use cases, such as migration of a WordPress site from a web host that uses a recent PHP version to a different web host that uses PHP 5.2. These use cases are plausible (but very unlikely) based on statistics showing widespread deployment of WordPress with obsolete PHP versions.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-06-20 CVE Published
  • 2017-10-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-261: Weak Encoding for Password
  • CWE-326: Inadequate Encryption Strength
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wordpress
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Wordpress
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<= 4.8.2
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Affected