WordPress up to 1.1 User Account config

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A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 1.1 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component User Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-16. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The weakness was published 07/08/2009 by CORE Security with CORE Security Technologies (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2336 since 07/05/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592.004 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Core Security and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51619), Exploit-DB (9110), Tenable (39856), SecurityFocus (BID 35581†) and OSVDB (55714†). Similar entries are available at VDB-40461, VDB-48967, VDB-48966 and VDB-48964.

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Author: Core Security
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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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Upgrade: WordPress 1.2

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Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: CORE Security
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-2336 (🔍)
X-Force: 51619
SecurityFocus: 35581 - WordPress Multiple Existing/Non-Existing Username Enumeration Weaknesses
OSVDB: 55714 - WordPress Forgotten Mail Interface New Password Request User Enumeration
SecurityTracker: 1022528 - WordPress Bugs Permit Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 22970 - WordPress and WordPress MU < 2.831 Forgotten Mail Interface Remote User Names Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1833

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 11:38 PM
Updated: 12/03/2024 12:37 PM
Changes: 03/17/2015 11:38 PM (68), 02/12/2017 12:54 PM (21), 08/12/2021 10:43 AM (3), 07/03/2024 03:47 PM (15), 12/03/2024 12:37 PM (1)
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