CVE-2009-2762

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    CVE-2009-2762

    Published: 13 Aug 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: wp-login.php in WordPress 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator, via a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action, which bypasses a check that assumes that $key is not an array.

    References: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798, http://secunia.com/advisories/36237, http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/, http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382, http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410, http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/, http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.html

    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