CVE-2009-2431
WordPress 2.7.1 places the username of a post's author in an HTML comment, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source.
02 Description
WordPress 2.7.1 places the username of a post's author in an HTML comment, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.86% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-07-10 20:25Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:52Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-07-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a204b2203662b54b2d4ceea286526716023ec51686f80ba1d0f6ff74263b3e18
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.osvdb.org55716http://www.osvdb.org/55716
- corelabs.coresecurity.comhttp://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwordpress-username-information-disclosure(51733)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51733
- www.securityfocus.com20090708 CORE-2009-01515 - WordPress Privileges Unchecked in admin.php and Multiple Informationhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
- securitytracker.com1022528http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-1833http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wordpress Fixed in 2.8.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wordpress Fixed in 2.8.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wordpress Fixed in 2.8.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.