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.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2336 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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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:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0-platinum:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1-miles:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2-blakey:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-delta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-mingus:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5-strayhorn:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6.5 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.8.1 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.8.1
  • 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