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WordPress core

CVE-2008-4106

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,…

Severity
Medium 5.1
Published
18 Sept 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress
  • Version 2.6
  • Version 2.5.1
  • Version 2.5
  • Version 2.2.3
All 34 release lines
  • Every version up to 2.6.1
  • Version 0.71-gold
  • Version 1.0-platinum
  • Version 1.0.1-miles
  • Version 1.0.2-blakey
  • Version 1.2-delta
  • Version 1.2-mingus
  • Version 1.2.1
  • Version 1.2.2
  • Version 1.5-strayhorn
  • Version 1.5.1.1
  • Version 1.5.1.2
  • Version 1.5.1.3
  • Version 1.5.2
  • Version 2.0
  • Version 2.0.1
  • Version 2.0.4
  • Version 2.0.5
  • Version 2.0.6
  • Version 2.0.7
  • Version 2.0.9
  • Version 2.0.10
  • Version 2.0.11
  • Version 2.1
  • Version 2.1.1
  • Version 2.1.2
  • Version 2.1.3
  • Version 2.2
  • Version 2.2.1
  • Version 2.2.2
  • Version 2.2.3
  • Version 2.5
  • Version 2.5.1
  • Version 2.6

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4106
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4106