CVE-2009-2336

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    CVE-2009-2336

    Published: 10 Jul 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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."

    References: http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked, http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528, http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581, 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://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked, http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528, http://www.osvdb.org/55714, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833, http://www.osvdb.org/55714

    Affected packages

    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
    CVE-2009-2336 | CVE-DB