CVEvulnerability
CVE-2011-4321
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2011-11-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-310
Description
The password reset functionality in Joomla! 1.5.x through 1.5.24 uses weak random numbers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to change the passwords of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors.
Affected configurations
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.0
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.1
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.2
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.3
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.4
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.5
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.6
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.7
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.8
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.9
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.10
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.11
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.12
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.13
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.14
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.15
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.16
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.17
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.18
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.19
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.20
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.21
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.22
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.23
• joomla joomla\! 1.5.24
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/9-security/10-core-security/375-20111103-core-password-change developer.joomla.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/1 www.openwall.com
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/9-security/10-core-security/375-20111103-core-password-change developer.joomla.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/1 www.openwall.com