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CVE-2009-2334

4.9 · MEDIUM

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 conf…

Published Jul 10, 2009wordpressCWE-287EPSS 6.26%

Overview

CVE-2009-2334 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wordpress wordpress. It was published on July 10, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wordpress. Update wordpress to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
wordpresswordpress0Affected
wordpresswordpress_mu0Affected

References

Refcorelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_UncheckedRefsecuritytracker.com/id?1022528Refwordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-1/Refwww.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110Refwww.osvdb.org/55712Refwww.osvdb.org/55715Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/35584Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-2334?

CVE-2009-2334 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wordpress wordpress. It was published on July 10, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2009-2334?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-2334?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wordpress. Update wordpress to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-2334?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-2334 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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