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CVE-2012-6707

Published: 2017-10-19T19:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T01:46Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt