VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-6707

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.11%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-10-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

WordPress through 4.8.2 uses a weak MD5-based password hashing algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to determine cleartext values by leveraging access to the hash values. NOTE: the approach to changing this may not be fully compatible with certain use cases, such as migration of a WordPress site from a web host that uses a recent PHP version to a different web host that uses PHP 5.2. These use cases are plausible (but very unlikely) based on statistics showing widespread deployment of WordPress with obsolete PHP versions.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-326: Inadequate Encryption Strength

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