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.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45068
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31789
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt
Scores
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-189
Status
published
Products (7)
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
Published
Sep 18, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026