Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4102
CVE-2008-4102
Description
Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 initializes PHP's PRNG with a weak seed, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the pseudo-random values produced by PHP's mt_rand function, as demonstrated by guessing password reset tokens, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3681.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.5.7
Patches
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References
10- developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31789nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4271nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threadednvd
- www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txtnvd
- www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45068nvd
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