Information Exposure Affecting wordpress package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
9.04% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-WORDPRESS-18067448
  • published21 Jul 2026
  • disclosed30 Jan 2012

Introduced: 30 Jan 2012

CVE-2011-4898  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Echo:latest wordpress.

NVD Description

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

wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier generates different error messages for requests lacking a dbname parameter depending on whether the MySQL credentials are valid, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a series of requests with different uname and pwd parameters. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; also, it is unclear whether providing intentionally vague error messages during installation would be reasonable from a usability perspective

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1