CVE-2009-2336

N/A Unknown
Published: July 10, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.osvdb.org/55714
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.osvdb.org/55714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.3%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-16

Affected Vendors

wordpress

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