WordPress Core & WordPress MU < 2.8.1 - Full Path Disclosure

2009-09-08 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.8.1

Affected CoreWordPress 2.8

Affected Version<= 2.8

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2009-2432

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Vulnerability Overview

WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to wp-settings.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.8.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2432 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/79ea853e-9d1d-4be0-8fd4-a80a924018ae

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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