5.3

CVE-2009-2336: wordpress Configuration

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-2336
Published 10-07-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-2336 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Configuration vulnerability in wordpress. EPSS estimates a 5.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded. Fixed in 2.8.1.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
5.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database, reference

Timeline

  1. 10-07-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.41% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
5.41%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databasephpVerified

    WordPress Core / MU / Plugins - '/admin.php' Privileges Unchecked / Multiple Information Disclosures

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (corelabs.coresecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress4 products
Debian1 product
  • wordpress< 2.8.3-1

2 vendors · 5 products

References

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