[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #5367: Wordpress cookie authentication vulnerability

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#5367: Wordpress cookie authentication vulnerability
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 Reporter:  sjmurdoch                |        Owner:  westi   
     Type:  defect                   |       Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                   |    Milestone:  2.4     
Component:  Security                 |      Version:  2.3.1   
 Severity:  normal                   |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  security, password, md5  |  
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Comment (by sjmurdoch):

 Replying to [comment:44 ryan]:
 > If SECRET_KEY is not set to something unique, use the DB connect info in
 the secret key?  Good enough?  Does that balance paranoia and practicality
 well enough?

 That sounds like a bad idea to me. The database password is too short to
 resist an offline brute force/dictionary attack. If we use it in the
 cookie, anyone could discover the password with a bit of work.

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