Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.012
EPSS Ranking 77.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
- http://www.osvdb.org/55716
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51733
- http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
- http://www.osvdb.org/55716
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51733