CVE-2009-2431

medium

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51733

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded

http://www.osvdb.org/55716

http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528

http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-07-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N