CVE-2009-2762

wp-login.php in WordPress 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator, via a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action, which bypasses a check that assumes that $key is not an array.

CVSS v2.0

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

19.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile

Nuclei

high

Published

2009-08-13

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410

Nuclei templates (1)

• topscoder/nuclei-wordfence-cve/blob/main/nuclei-templates/2009/CVE-2009-2762-wordpress-d9…

ExploitDB entries (3)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6421
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6397

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2009-2754
• CVE-2009-2764
• CVE-2009-2753
• CVE-2009-2765
• CVE-2009-2736
• CVE-2009-2766