WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibit different behavior for a failed login attempt 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."
Published 2009-07-10 21:00:00
Updated 2018-11-08 20:38:56
Source MITRE
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Threat overview for CVE-2009-2335

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2009-2335 2
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2335

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.95%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Metasploit modules for CVE-2009-2335

  • WordPress Brute Force and User Enumeration Utility
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    auxiliary/scanner/http/wordpress_login_enum
    WordPress Authentication Brute Force and User Enumeration Utility Authors: - Tiago Ferreira <tiago.ccna@gmail.com> - Zach Grace <zgrace@404labs.com> - Christian Mehlmauer <FireFart@gmail.com>

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-2335

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
10.0
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-2335

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-2335

Products affected by CVE-2009-2335

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