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."
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-07-10T20:25:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:44:55.930Z

Reserved: 2009-07-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-2335

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2009-07-10T21:00:00.203

Modified: 2018-11-08T20:38:55.627

Link: CVE-2009-2335

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-07-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-2335 - Bugzilla