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CVE-2009-2334

4.9 MEDIUM 6% exploit odds Fix listed Auth & access Web app

What it is

wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited over the network with a login. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds
6.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
6.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.9

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
Raw vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record