VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-2762

wp-login.php in WordPress 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator, via a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action, which bypasses a check that assumes…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 19.6%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 19.64% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-255
Affected: wordpress/wordpress
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.htmlBroken Link
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36237Third Party Advisory
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.htmlBroken Link
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36237Third Party Advisory
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.