CVE-2009-2334

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-2334
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2009-07-10T21:00:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-10T19:39:37
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-287 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.7.1
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71-gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0-platinum:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1-miles:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2-blakey:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-delta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-mingus:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5-strayhorn:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.7
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 6.8
  • Impact Score
  • 4.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-1/ Vendor Advisory
http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/55715 Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/55712 Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584 Exploit Patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html
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
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2334
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2334
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:32:37 Added to TrackCVE