CVE-2009-2336
EPSS 2.3%
Description
The forgotten mail interface in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibits different behavior for a password request depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes the significance of this issue, indicating that the behavior exists for "user convenience."
How to fix CVE-2009-2336
To remediate CVE-2009-2336, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 2.8.3-1 or later
Is CVE-2009-2336 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.8.3-1