CVE-2008-4106
Wordpress < 2.6.1 - Improper Input Validation
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
Exploits (2)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by iso^kpsbr · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6421
Scores
EPSS
0.1459
EPSS Percentile
94.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (34)
wordpress/wordpress
0.71-gold
wordpress/wordpress
1.0-platinum
wordpress/wordpress
1.0.1-miles
wordpress/wordpress
1.0.2-blakey
wordpress/wordpress
1.2-delta
wordpress/wordpress
1.2-mingus
wordpress/wordpress
1.2.1
wordpress/wordpress
1.2.2
wordpress/wordpress
1.5-strayhorn
wordpress/wordpress
1.5.1.1
... and 24 more
Published
Sep 18, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026