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ghsa-4cc8-gf3c-3mrc

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-02 03:34

Modified

2022-05-02 03:34

Details

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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CVE-2009-2336 (GCVE-0-2009-2336)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2009-07-10 20:25

Modified

2024-08-07 05:44

Severity ?

CWE

Summary

References

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	http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked	x_refsource_MISC
	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded	mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
	http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528	vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833	vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
	http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110	exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
	http://www.osvdb.org/55714	vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581	vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	n/a	Version: n/a

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Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
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Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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