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medium 5.3

CVE-2024-34914 json

PHP Censor uses a weak hashing algorithm for the remember me key

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-fqw7-839j-hvxj , EUVD-2024-1606

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

php-censor v2.1.4 and fixed in v.2.1.5 was discovered to utilize a weak hashing algorithm for its remember_key value. This allows attackers to bruteforce to bruteforce the remember_key value to gain access to accounts that have checked "remember me" when logging in.

Patch / fix

  • packagist php-censor/php-censor 2.0.13, 2.1.5
  • php-censor php-censor 2.1.5

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist php-censor/php-censor
>=2.1.0, <2.1.5
<2.0.13
2.1.5
2.0.13

Affected products

  • php-censor php-censor

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-328 Use of Weak Hash
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

Sources

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