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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (9.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.55% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.htmlExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417Exploit
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txtExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.htmlExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417Exploit
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txtExploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.