CVE-2009-2432 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2009-2432?

CVE-2009-2432 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2432?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Wordpress Wordpress, Wordpress Wordpress Mu.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2432?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2009-2432 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2432 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2026-60137 WordPress Core SQL Injection Exploited Medium 5.9
• CVE-2012-2399 Cross-site scripting in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2012-2400 Other in n/a Critical 10.0

All Wordpress Wordpress vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2432, GHSA-5x2f-7539-frwf.