CVE-2009-2336 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2009-2336?

CVE-2009-2336 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 10 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The forgotten mail interface in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibits different behavior for a password request depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes the significance of this issue, indicating that the behavior exists for "user convenience."

Weakness: CWE-16

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2336?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Wordpress Wordpress, Wordpress Wordpress Mu.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2336?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2009-2336 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2336 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2336, GHSA-4cc8-gf3c-3mrc.