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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.092 (95.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.096 · newest: 0.092 · change: -0.003
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 0.7, 0.71, 0.72
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417 (Exploit, exploit)
- www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt (Exploit)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html (mailing-list, Exploit)