CVE-2009-2762

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-2762
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-08-13 16:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionwp-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - WordPress Input Validation Bug Lets Remote Users Reset the Administrative Password af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
News – WordPress 2.8.4: Security Release – WordPress.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Wordpress <= 2.8.3 Remote Admin Reset Password Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Changeset 11798 – WordPress Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 core.trac.wordpress.org Vendor Advisory
WordPress Password Reset Weakness - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
WordPress 'wp-login.php' Admin Password Reset Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Broken Link
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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