CVE - CVE-2009-2762

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-2762	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:36014 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014 CONFIRM:http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/ EXPLOIT-DB:9410 URL:http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410 FULLDISC:20090810 WordPress <= 2.8.3 Remote admin reset password URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.html MISC:http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798 SECTRACK:1022707 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707 SECUNIA:36237 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/36237 XF:wordpress-wplogin-security-bypass(52382) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20090813	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090813)
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