wp-login.php in WordPress 2.0.5 and earlier displays different error messages if a user exists or not, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and facilitates brute force attacks.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0 (including) | 2.0 (including) |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.1 (including) | 2.0.1 (including) |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.2 (including) | 2.0.2 (including) |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.3 (including) | 2.0.3 (including) |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.4 (including) | 2.0.4 (including) |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.5 (including) | 2.0.5 (including) |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Wordpress | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://osvdb.org/31577
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23621
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23741
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-10.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2113
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455927/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0062
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31262
- http://osvdb.org/31577
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23621
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23741
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-10.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2113
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455927/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0062
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31262