wordpress: multiple vulnerabilities
Published Jul 10, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 85.00%
Description
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
No data.
- < 2.8.1
- < 2.8.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 85.00% (0.85000) | 99.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 85.00% (0.85000) | 99.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 85.34% (0.85338) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 83.95% (0.83947) | 99.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 85.34% (0.85338) | 99.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 83.95% (0.83947) | 99.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 85.34% (0.85338) | 99.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 83.95% (0.83947) | 99.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 85.34% (0.85338) | 99.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2025 | 95.82% (0.95819) | 99.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 96.95% (0.96947) | 99.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 97.02% (0.97022) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 96.93% (0.96929) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 96.96% (0.96963) | 99.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 97.09% (0.97088) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.14% (0.97144) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 83.66% (0.83657) | 99.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 83.66% (0.83657) | 99.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 77.59% (0.77587) | 99.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 83.66% (0.83657) | 99.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.osvdb.org/55713 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2335 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=510745 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2335
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2335
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
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