CVE-2009-2431

N/A Unknown

Published: July 10, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

WordPress 2.7.1 places the username of a post's author in an HTML comment, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source.

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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

http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/55716

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51733

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked