{"cve":"CVE-2008-4102","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-18T17:59:32.907","modified":"2026-06-16T22:57:10.997","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-189"],"references":["http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.html","http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2","http://secunia.com/advisories/31789"],"products":["joomla:joomla"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4102","score":0.02377,"percentile":0.8387,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}