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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-6549 | 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. |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/21022 |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-17T00:51:05.712Z
Reserved: 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2012-6707
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-10-19T19:29:00.217
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2012-6707
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD