Auth bypass in Wordpress
CVE-2009-2334
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 ob…
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.063 (92.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Wordpress — versions 0.6.2, 0.6.2.1, 0.7
- Wordpress Wordpress_mu — versions 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2334?
- CVE-2009-2334 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Improper Authentication. Published 2009-07-10.
- Is CVE-2009-2334 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.