CVE-2009-2762
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 13, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 13, 2009
Description
wp-login.php in WordPress 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator, via a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action, which bypasses a check that assumes that $key is not an array.
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
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798
- 9410exploit
- wordpress-wplogin-security-bypass(52382)vdb-entry
- 20090810 WordPress <= 2.8.3 Remote admin reset passwordmailing-list
- 36014vdb-entry
- 1022707vdb-entry
- 36237third-party-advisory
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