WordPress Core < 3.1.3 - Username Enumeration

2011-05-25 00:00

Verónica Valeros

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.1.3

Affected CoreWordPress 3.1

Affected Version<= 3.1.2

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2011-3126

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Vulnerability Overview

WordPress 3.1 before 3.1.3 and 3.2 before Beta 2 allows remote attackers to determine usernames of non-authors via canonical redirects.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.1.3, 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-2011-3126 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/73163743-2bff-459d-bed9-593f6ce837fa

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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