PT-2009-5127 · WordPress · Wordpress

Laurent Gaffiã© · Published 2009-08-13 · Updated 2017-11-22 · CVE-2009-2762

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress versions 2.8.3 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator. This is achieved by exploiting the wp-login.php file, where a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action bypasses a check that assumes that $key is not an array.

Recommendations For WordPress versions 2.8.3 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.8.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the wp-login.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2762

Affected Products

Wordpress

References · 16

• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/9410 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6397 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/9410 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6421 · Exploit
• http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2762 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2762 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2762 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-2762 · Vendor Advisory
• http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36014 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1022707 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.html · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2762 · Note