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CVE-2009-2336

The forgotten mail interface in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibits different behavior for a password reque

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.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.02303
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Affected Products & Versions

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wordpress< 2.8.1
wordpress mu< 2.8.1
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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poccorelabs.coresecurity.com · index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privil...corelabs.coresecurity.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 9110www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD10 Jul 2009 · 09:00 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.osvdb.org/55714Broken LinkPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.htmlThird Party Advisory
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