WordPress up to 2.0.5 Error Message wp-login.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WordPress up to 2.0.5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file wp-login.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-0109. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WordPress up to 2.0.5 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown function of the file wp-login.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

wp-login.php in WordPress 2.0.5 and earlier displays different error messages if a user exists or not, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and facilitates brute force attacks.

The bug was discovered 01/03/2007. The weakness was disclosed 01/03/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0109 since 01/08/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-login.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24208 (GLSA-200701-10 : WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31262), Tenable (24208), OSVDB (31577†), Secunia (SA23621†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14107†). The entry VDB-34093 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 24208
Nessus Name: GLSA-200701-10 : WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 57970
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200701-10 (wordpress)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-0109 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0109
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34272
X-Force: 31262
Secunia: 23621 - WordPress User Account Enumeration Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 31577 - WordPress wp-login.php Account Enumeration
Vulnerability Center: 14107 - WordPress Username Brute Forcing via Error Messages, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0062

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Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 07/14/2019 07:01
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (73), 07/14/2019 07:01 (6)
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