Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-2431

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.

Affected products

WordPress/WordPress2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =2.7.1
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.osvdb.org/55716nvdPatch
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833nvdPatchVendor Advisory
corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.phpnvd
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threadednvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51733nvd

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