CVE-2009-2762

WordPress Core < 2.8.4 - Forced Password Reset

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

wp-login.php in WordPress 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator, via a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action, which bypasses a check that assumes that $key is not an array.

wp-login.php en WordPress v2.8.3 y anteriores que permite a los atacantes remotos a forzar el restablecimiento de la contraseña para el primer usuario en la base de datos, posiblemente el administrador, a través de un key[] array variable en una acción resetpass (también conocido como rp), lo que evita un control que asume que $key no es un array.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-09-07 First Exploit
2009-08-12 CVE Published
2009-08-13 CVE Reserved
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-255: Credentials Management Errors
CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.html	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36237	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6421	2008-09-10
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6397	2008-09-07
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410	2009-08-11
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release	2017-11-22

URL	Date	SRC
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798	2017-11-22

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				<= 2.8.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " <= 2.8.3"		-		Affected