CVE-2009-2335
mediumpriority · attend · 60EPSS 0.850 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
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."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-17702WordPress Plugin Block-Spam-By-Math-Reloaded - BypassPoC · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (22)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Uncheckedenisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528enisa_euvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/55713enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833enisa_euvd
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.htmlenisa_euvd
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