CVE-2009-2762

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014

http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/

http://secunia.com/advisories/36237

http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-08-13

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical