CVE-2009-2335

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-2335
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-07-10 21:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionWordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibit different behavior for a failed login attempt 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-16 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All
Application Wordpress Wordpress Mu All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: wordpress-mu-2.8.4a-1.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: wordpress-2.8.1-1.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
WordPress Privileges Unchecked in admin.php and Multiple Information af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
WordPress Bugs Permit Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: wordpress-mu-2.8.4a-1.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
www.osvdb.org/55713 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Broken Link
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: wordpress-2.8.1-1.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
504 Gateway Time-out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Corelabs site af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 corelabs.coresecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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