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CVE-2009-2334 Detail

Current 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.

Source:  MITRE
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

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Hyperlink Resource
http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked Exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-1/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584 Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-287 Improper Authentication NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71-gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0-platinum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1-miles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2-blakey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-delta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-mingus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5-strayhorn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (including)
2.7.1
 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2334
NVD Published Date:
07/10/2009
NVD Last Modified:
10/10/2018