4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-2334
WordPress Unauthenticated Plugin Configuration File Access
Description

wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

July 10, 2009, 9 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 10, 2018, 7:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2334 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wordpress wordpress
2 Wordpress wordpress_mu

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-2334 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-2334 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9110 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-2334 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

18.27 }} -2.77%

score

0.95398

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability