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CVE-2008-4107

The (1) rand and (2) mt_rand functions in PHP 5.2.6 do not produce cryptographically strong random numbers, which allows attackers to leverage exposures in products that rely on these functions for security-relevant functionality, as demonstrated by the password-reset functionality in Joomla! 1.5.x and WordPress before 2.6.2, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2107, CVE-2008-2108, and…

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

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php
  • Version 5.2.4
  • Version 5.2.3
  • Version 5.2.2
  • Version 5.2.1
All 63 release lines
  • Every version up to 4.4.8
  • Every version up to 5.2.5
  • Version 4.0-beta1
  • Version 4.0-beta3
  • Version 4.0-rc1
  • Version 4.0-rc2
  • Version 4.0.0
  • Version 4.0.1
  • Version 4.0.1-patch1
  • Version 4.0.1-patch2
  • Version 4.0.2
  • Version 4.0.3-patch1
  • Version 4.0.4-patch1
  • Version 4.0.5
  • Version 4.0.6
  • Version 4.0.7-rc2
  • Version 4.0.7-rc3
  • Version 4.0.7-rc4
  • Version 4.0.7
  • Version 4.1.0
  • Version 4.1.1
  • Version 4.1.2
  • Version 4.2
  • Version 4.2.1
  • Version 4.2.2
  • Version 4.2.3
  • Version 4.3.0
  • Version 4.3.1
  • Version 4.3.2
  • Version 4.3.3
  • Version 4.3.4
  • Version 4.3.5
  • Version 4.3.6
  • Version 4.3.7
  • Version 4.3.8
  • Version 4.3.9
  • Version 4.3.10
  • Version 4.3.11
  • Version 4.4.0
  • Version 4.4.1
  • Version 4.4.2
  • Version 4.4.3
  • Version 4.4.4
  • Version 4.4.5
  • Version 4.4.6
  • Version 4.4.7
  • Version 5.0.0-beta1
  • Version 5.0.0-beta2
  • Version 5.0.0-beta4
  • Version 5.0.0-rc1
  • Version 5.0.1
  • Version 5.0.4
  • Version 5.0.5
  • Version 5.1.0
  • Version 5.1.2
  • Version 5.1.4
  • Version 5.1.5
  • Version 5.1.6
  • Version 5.2.0
  • Version 5.2.1
  • Version 5.2.2
  • Version 5.2.3
  • Version 5.2.4

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4107
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4107