CVE-2009-2762 (GCVE-0-2009-2762)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-13 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:59
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-se… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclo… | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36237 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2009-08-10 00:00
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