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…
Does this matter?
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
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 that $key is not an array.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 19.64% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 3 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 September 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 19.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (3)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-9410source ↗ | WordPress Core 2.8.3 - Remote Admin Reset Passwordphp · laurent gaffié | webapps | 11 August 2009 | yes |
| EDB-6421source ↗ | WordPress Core 2.6.1 - Admin Takeover (SQL Column Truncation)php · iso^kpsbr | webapps | 10 September 2008 | yes |
| EDB-6397source ↗ | WordPress Core 2.6.1 - SQL Column Truncationphp · irk4z | webapps | 7 September 2008 | yes |
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.