Improper Input Validation Affecting wordpress package, versions <2.8.3-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.59% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363294
  • published10 Jul 2009
  • disclosed10 Jul 2009

Introduced: 10 Jul 2009

CVE-2009-2431  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 2.8.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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