CVE-2009-2336
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 10, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 5, 2009
Description
The forgotten mail interface in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibits different behavior for a password request depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes the significance of this issue, indicating that the behavior exists for "user convenience."
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- FEDORA-2009-8538vendor-advisory
- http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
- FEDORA-2009-7729vendor-advisory
- 20090708 CORE-2009-01515 - WordPress Privileges Unchecked in admin.php and Multiple Informationmailing-list
- 1022528vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2009-7701vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-1833vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2009-8529vendor-advisory
- 9110exploit
- 55714vdb-entry
- 35581vdb-entry
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