CVE-2009-2431

Published: Jul 10, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Wordpress: Wordpress

Wordpress

1 product

Wordpress

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wordpress Wordpress	Version 2.7.1

Related CWEs

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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.

References (12)

http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/55716

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51733

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked