CWE Code: 287
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.5
CWE Name:  Improper Authentication
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2008-04-28
Last Modified Date: 2018-10-11