Description
wp-login.php in WordPress 2.0.5 and earlier displays different error messages if a user exists or not, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and facilitates brute force attacks.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wordpress | 2.0.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 2.0.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 2.0.6-1 | — |
References
- 31577 vdb-entry
- 23621 third-party-advisory
- wordpress-account-enumeration(31262) vdb-entry
- 23741 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200701-10 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-0062 vdb-entry
- 20070103 Wordpress <= 2.x dictionnary & Bruteforce attack mailing-list
- 2113 third-party-advisory