CVE-2009-2431: Input Validation
First published: Fri Jul 10 2009(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress WordPress | =2.7.1 |
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Reference Links
- http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528
- http://www.osvdb.org/55716
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51733
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- collector/mitre-cve
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- vendor/wordpress
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- version/wordpress wordpress/2.7.1