CVE-2009-2335
WordPress < 2.8.1 - Username Enumeration via Failed Login Behavior
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2009-2335.
PoCs published by Core Security, Tiago Ferreira & Heyder Andrade, including Metasploit module auxiliary/scanner/http/wordpress_login_enum.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This advisory details multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress, including privilege escalation via unchecked access to plugin configuration pages and information disclosure. It provides technical analysis of the root cause and proof-of-concept URLs demonstrating the flaws.
Description
WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibit different behavior for a failed login attempt depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes the significance of this issue, indicating that the behavior exists for "user convenience."
Exploits (3)
This advisory details multiple vulnerabilities in WordPress, including privilege escalation via unchecked access to plugin configuration pages and information disclosure. It provides technical analysis of the root cause and proof-of-concept URLs demonstrating the flaws.
This Metasploit auxiliary module exploits CVE-2009-2335 to enumerate WordPress usernames and perform brute-force authentication attacks. It includes a bypass for the Block-Spam-By-Math-Reloaded plugin.
This Metasploit module performs WordPress user enumeration, validation, and brute-force authentication. It leverages WordPress-specific HTTP requests to check for valid usernames and attempt login with provided credentials.