CVE-2009-2334
published 2009-07-10CVE-2009-2334: wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which…
PriorityP431medium4.9CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuSCPIPAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
6.26%
92.7th percentile
wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.
Affected
91 ranges· showing 25
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| debian | wordpress | < wordpress 2.8.3-1 (bookworm) | wordpress 2.8.3-1 (bookworm) |
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CVSS provenance
nvdv2.04.9MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
osv4.9MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.9LOW
vendor_redhat4.9MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-54c4-23hm-v988: wp-admin/admin
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-02
CVE-2009-2334 [MEDIUM] CWE-287 GHSA-54c4-23hm-v988: wp-admin/admin
wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.
OSV
CVE-2009-2334: wp-admin/admin
osv·2009-07-10·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2009-2334 [MEDIUM] CVE-2009-2334: wp-admin/admin
wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.
Red Hat
wordpress: multiple vulnerabilities
vendor_redhat·2009-07-08·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2009-2334 [MEDIUM] wordpress: multiple vulnerabilities
wordpress: multiple vulnerabilities
wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.
Debian
CVE-2009-2334: wordpress - wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require a...
vendor_debian·2009·CVSS 4.9
CVE-2009-2334 [MEDIUM] CVE-2009-2334: wordpress - wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require a...
wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.8.3-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.8.3-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.8.3-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.8.3-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.8.3-1)
Suricata
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS WordPress wp-admin/admin.php Module Configuration Security Bypass Attempt
suricata·2010-07-30
CVE-2009-2334 ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS WordPress wp-admin/admin.php Module Configuration Security Bypass Attempt
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS WordPress wp-admin/admin.php Module Configuration Security Bypass Attempt
Rule: alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS WordPress wp-admin/admin.php Module Configuration Security Bypass Attempt"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/wp-admin/admin.php"; nocase; content:"page="; nocase; distance:0; pcre:"/\x2Fwp\x2Dadmin\x2Fadmin\x2Ephp.+page\x3D(?:\x2Fcollapsing\x2Darchives\x2Foptions\x2Etxt|akismet\x2Freadme\x2Etxt|related\x2Dways\x2Dto\x2Dtake\x2Daction\x2Foptions\x2Ephp|wp\x2Dsecurity\x2Dscan\x2Fsecurityscan\x2Ephp)/i"; reference:url,www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584; reference:cve,2009-2334; classtype:web-application-attack; sid:2010728; rev:6; metadata:affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, at
http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Uncheckedhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1022528http://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-1/http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110http://www.osvdb.org/55712http://www.osvdb.org/55715http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.htmlhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.htmlhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.htmlhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.htmlhttp://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Uncheckedhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1022528http://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-1/http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110http://www.osvdb.org/55712http://www.osvdb.org/55715http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.htmlhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.htmlhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.htmlhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html
2009-07-10
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