CVE-2009-2762

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability97. percentile19.6%
ProductWordpress
PublishedAug 13, 2009
First seenAug 13, 2009
Weakness typeCWE-255CWE-255

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
wordpress wordpressv ≤ 2.8.3—

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