CVE-2009-2336

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."

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110

http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3