Vulnerability Details CVE-2011-4898
wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier generates different error messages for requests lacking a dbname parameter depending on whether the MySQL credentials are valid, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a series of requests with different uname and pwd parameters. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; also, it is unclear whether providing intentionally vague error messages during installation would be reasonable from a usability perspective
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.055
EPSS Ranking 89.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt
Products affected by CVE-2011-4898
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:-
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.4
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.6
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.1