CVE-2008-4102
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CVE-2008-4102 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5 |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.1 |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.2 |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.3 |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.4 |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.5 |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.6 |
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