VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-2431
WordPress 2.7.1 places the username of a post's author in an HTML comment, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.87%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.87%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
WordPress 2.7.1 places the username of a post's author in an HTML comment, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.87% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
- http://www.osvdb.org/55716Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51733
- http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
- http://www.osvdb.org/55716Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51733
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.