CVE-2009-2335 Information

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.\

Reference

http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110 http://www.osvdb.org/55713 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35581 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html