CVE-2009-2762 - 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

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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

Published Aug 13, 2009

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 19.64%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-255

References (8)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.html
mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken Link
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36237
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382
vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.html		mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken Link
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36237		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382		vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 13, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Aug 13, 2009

Link CVE-2009-2762

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2009-2762

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2009-2762