Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2009-2334
CVE-2009-2334
Description
wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.
Affected products
101cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 79 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.7.1
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71-gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0-platinum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1-miles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2-blakey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-delta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-mingus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5-strayhorn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 20 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.7
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.2.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
14- www.osvdb.org/55715nvdPatch
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.phpnvdExploit
- www.osvdb.org/55712nvdExploitPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584nvdExploitPatch
- wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-1/nvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threadednvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.htmlnvd
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