fkie_cve-2009-2762
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2009-08-13 16:30
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
wp-login.php in WordPress 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator, via a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action, which bypasses a check that assumes that $key is not an array.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.htmlBroken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/36237Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/36237Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wordpress wordpress *



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  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
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            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "0A3A0FDB-5997-4C14-930C-F6C50850BD4A",
              "versionEndIncluding": "2.8.3",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "wp-login.php in WordPress 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator, via a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action, which bypasses a check that assumes that $key is not an array."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "wp-login.php en WordPress v2.8.3 y anteriores que permite a los atacantes remotos a forzar el restablecimiento de la contrase\u00f1a para el primer usuario en la base de datos, posiblemente el administrador, a trav\u00e9s de un key[] array variable en una acci\u00f3n resetpass (tambi\u00e9n conocido como rp), lo que evita un control que asume que $key no es un array."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2009-2762",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
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  },
  "published": "2009-08-13T16:30:01.280",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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          "value": "CWE-255"
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  ]
}


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