5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-2336
WordPress Password Reconstruction Vulnerability
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."
INFO
Published Date :
July 10, 2009, 9 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 8, 2018, 8:39 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2009-2336.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528 | Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.osvdb.org/55714 | Broken Link Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked Exploit, Patch http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110 No Types Assigned http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528 Patch http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/55714 Patch http://www.osvdb.org/55714 Broken Link, Patch Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71-gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 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*cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 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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-2009-2336 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-2336
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.66 }} 0.00%
score
0.76424
percentile
CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability