CVE-2009-2334

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 16.39% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory wordpress.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html vendor advisory
http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html vendor advisory
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/55712 exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584 exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.osvdb.org/55715 vdb entry patch
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2334?
CVE-2009-2334 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2334?
To fix CVE-2009-2334, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2334 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2334 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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