WordPress < 2.0.6 - Username Enumeration via Error Messages

2007-01-05 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.0.6

Affected CoreWordPress 2.0

Affected Version<= 2.0.5

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2007-0109

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Vulnerability Overview

wp-login.php in WordPress 2.0.5 and earlier displays different error messages if a user exists or not, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and facilitates brute force attacks.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.0.6, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-204 (Observable Response Discrepancy) The product provides different responses to incoming requests in a way that reveals internal state information to an unauthorized actor outside of the intended control sphere.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0109 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f2845a5-7572-4533-8949-08bee99fca20

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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