CVE-2009-2336 (GCVE-0-2009-2336)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-07-10 20:25
Modified
2024-08-07 05:44
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
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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