CVE-2009-2334
EPSS 12.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-2334
To remediate CVE-2009-2334, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.8.3-1 or later
Is CVE-2009-2334 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 12.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.8.3-1