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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-4898

CVE-2011-4898

Description

wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier generates different error messages for requests lacking a dbname parameter depending on whether the MySQL credentials are valid, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a series of requests with different uname and pwd parameters. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; also, it is unclear whether providing intentionally vague error messages during installation would be reasonable from a usability perspective

Affected products

74
  • WordPress/WordPress74 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 73 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.3.1
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=3.3.1
    Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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