55714 : WordPress Forgotten Mail Interface New Password Request User Enumeration
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-07-08

Time to Patch	Time to Vendor Response
33 days	6 days

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-2336" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The forgotten mail interface in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibits different behavior for a password request depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes the significance of this issue, indicating that the behavior exists for "user convenience."

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.8.1 RC1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1022528
CVE ID: 2009-2336 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 35581 35584
Related OSVDB ID: 55713 55715 55716 55717
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0044.html
Other Advisory URL: http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=Wiki&action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833

Tools & Filters

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-07-13 | Disagree?

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