CVE-2009-2334
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...
- Published
- Jul 10, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jul 10, 2009
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 93.3%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1- WordPress Core / MU / Plugins - '/admin.php' Privileges Unchecked / Multiple Information DisclosuresExploit
Core Security · php · Jul 10, 2009
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