WordPress up to 1.1 User Account config

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A vulnerability has been found in WordPress up to 1.1 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component User Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-16. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibit different behavior for a failed login attempt 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."

The weakness was shared 07/08/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2335. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.004.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39856 (Fedora 11 : wordpress-2.8.1-1.fc11 (2009-7701)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12325 (WordPress Privileges Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51618) and Tenable (39856). The entries 48967, 48966, 48965 and 48963 are related to this item.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
ATT&CK: T1592.004

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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 39856
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : wordpress-2.8.1-1.fc11 (2009-7701)
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OpenVAS ID: 64404
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-7701 (wordpress)
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MetaSploit ID: wordpress_login_enum.rb
MetaSploit Name: Wordpress Brute Force and User Enumeration Utility
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2335 (🔍)
X-Force: 51618
Vulnerability Center: 24521 - WordPress and WordPress MU < 2.8.1 Remote User Names Enumeration Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 35581
OSVDB: 55713 - WordPress Login Error Message Account Enumeration

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/12/2021 10:37
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (46), 02/19/2017 09:43 (24), 08/12/2021 10:25 (3), 08/12/2021 10:31 (7), 08/12/2021 10:37 (1)
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