Information disclosure in Wordpress
CVE-2011-4898
wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier generates different error messages for requests lacking a dbname parameter depending on whether the MySQL credentials are valid, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a series of requests with different uname and pwd parameters. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; also, it is unclear whether providing intentionally vague error messages during installation would be reasonable from a usability perspective
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.096 (95.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Wordpress — versions 0.7, 0.71, 0.72
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)