WordPress 3.1/3.1.1/3.1.2/3.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 3.1/3.1.1/3.1.2/3.2 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-3126. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 3.1/3.1.1/3.1.2/3.2 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

WordPress 3.1 before 3.1.3 and 3.2 before Beta 2 allows remote attackers to determine usernames of non-authors via canonical redirects.

The weakness was shared 08/10/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3126. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59093 (Debian DSA-2470-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175238 (Debian Security Update for Wordpress (DSA-2470)).

Upgrading to version 3.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (69173), Tenable (59093), SecurityFocus (BID 47995†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33181†). The entries VDB-4345, VDB-61131, VDB-61130 and VDB-60629 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 59093
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2470-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71349
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2670-1 (wordpress)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 3.1.1

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: DSA-2470
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3126 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58244

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X-Force: 69173
SecurityFocus: 47995 - WordPress Multiple Unspecified Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49138
Vulnerability Center: 33181 - WordPress 3.1 before 3.1.3 and 3.2 before Beta 2 Usernames of Non-Authors Disclosure, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/17/2021 15:25
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 03/31/2017 12:12 (12), 11/17/2021 15:13 (6), 11/17/2021 15:20 (1), 11/17/2021 15:25 (2)
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