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    CVE-2009-2334

    wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.

    Published:Jul 8, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jul 10, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.12303
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress
    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress Mu

    Exploits

    http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Uncheckedhttp://www.osvdb.org/55712http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Uncheckedhttp://www.osvdb.org/55712http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-287 Improper Authentication

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    References

    http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
    http://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-1/
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110
    http://www.osvdb.org/55712
    http://www.osvdb.org/55715
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html
    http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
    http://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-1/
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110
    http://www.osvdb.org/55712
    http://www.osvdb.org/55715
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High