CVE-2009-2336

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The forgotten mail interface in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibits different behavior for a password request 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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-16

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 10, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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