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Configuration

CVE-2009-2336

Severity Medium
Score 5/10

Summary

The forgotten mail interface in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibits different behavior for a password request 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."

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-16 - Configuration

Weaknesses in this category are typically introduced during the configuration of the software.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published