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Description |
(Description Provided by CVE) : WordPress before 2.6.2 does not properly handle MySQL warnings about insertion of username strings that exceed the maximum column width of the user_login column, and does not properly handle space characters when comparing usernames, which allows remote attackers to change an arbitrary user's password to a random value by registering a similar username and then requesting a password reset, related to a "SQL column truncation vulnerability." NOTE: the attacker can discover the random password by also exploiting CVE-2008-4107.
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Location:
Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type:
Authentication Management,
Input Manipulation
Solution:
Upgrade
Disclosure:
Vendor Verified
OSVDB:
Web Related
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Upgrade to version 2.6.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.
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Unknown or Incomplete
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Unknown or Incomplete
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