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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798 | Vendor Advisory |
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.html | Broken Link |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://secunia.com/advisories/36237 | Third Party Advisory |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2009-08-13 09:30
Updated : 2017-11-22 09:17
NVD link : CVE-2009-2762
Mitre link : CVE-2009-2762
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CWE
CWE-255
Credentials Management Errors
Products Affected
wordpress
- wordpress