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CVE-2009-2335

CVE-2009-2335

EPSS 85.0%
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."
Affected products
n/a · n/a
public PoCs found — 2
cve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110unverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/17702unverified
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References
http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Uncheckedhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1022528https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.htmlhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.htmlhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.htmlhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.htmlhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110http://www.osvdb.org/55713http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833