CVE-2009-2762 | BDVDB-2026-37875 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36237
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.