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medium 5.0

CVE-2010-4728 json

Zikula before 1.3.1 uses the rand and srand PHP functions for random number generation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defea…

published 2011-02-08 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-4693

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Zikula before 1.3.1 uses the rand and srand PHP functions for random number generation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat protection mechanisms based on randomization by predicting a return value, as demonstrated by the authid protection mechanism.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-4728 updated cvss 5.8

zikula: predictable random number generation

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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