Roytanck WP-Cumulus 1.20 Error Message wp-cumulus.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Roytanck WP-Cumulus 1.20. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file wp-cumulus.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4170. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Roytanck WP-Cumulus 1.20 (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the file wp-cumulus.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-Cumulus Plug-in 1.20 for WordPress, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted request to wp-cumulus.php, probably without parameters, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

The weakness was published 12/02/2009 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4170 since 12/02/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-cumulus.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (10228). Similar entry is available at VDB-50998. 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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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-4170 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4170
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51000
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 09/16/2025 20:09
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (49), 01/24/2019 16:54 (1), 09/16/2025 20:09 (27)
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