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.
Published 2009-07-10 21:00:00
Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2009-2431

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2431

EPSS FAQ
1.19%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 77 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-2431

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
10.0
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-2431

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-2431

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