Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU110336

Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2008-4107

Published: October 30, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU110336

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2008-4107

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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 CVE-2008-4102. Download the latest version of PHP to fix this vulnerability: http://www.php.net/downloads.php

Affected software

PHP

How to mitigate CVE-2008-4107

Install update from vendor's website.

PHP - addressed in versions 4.4.8, 4.10, 5.2.5

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