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CVE-2009-2334

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-2334 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from wordpress, from wordpress organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-07-10T21:00:00.187

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wordpress	wordpress	≤ 2.7.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.6.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.6.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.6.2.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.6.2.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.7	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.71	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.71-gold	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.72	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.72	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.72	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.72	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	0.711	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0-platinum	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0.1-miles	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.0.2-blakey	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.2-delta	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.2-mingus	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.2.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.2.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.3.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.4	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5-strayhorn	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5.1.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5.1.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5.1.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.5.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	1.6	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.4	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.6	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.7	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.8	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.9	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.10	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.10_rc1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.10_rc2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.0.11	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1.3_rc1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1.3_rc2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.2.0	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.2.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.2.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.2.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.2_revision5002	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.2_revision5003	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.3.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.3.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.3.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.3.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.5.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.6	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.6.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.6.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.6.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	≤ 2.7	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.1.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.2.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.2.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.2.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.2.4	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.2.4	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.2.5a	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.3.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.3.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.3.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	1.5.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	2.6	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	2.6.1	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	2.6.2	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	2.6.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress_mu	2.6.5	Yes

References

http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked Exploit ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528 ([email protected])
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-1/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110 ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/55712 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/55715 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html ([email protected])
http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022528 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-1/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9110 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/55712 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/55715 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35584 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00597.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00608.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00632.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00676.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For wordpress's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.