CVE-2009-2762

wp-login.php in WordPress 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator, via a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action, which bypasses a check that assumes that $key is not an array.

• CWE-255

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.htmlBroken Link
• http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36237Third Party Advisory
• http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.htmlBroken Link
• http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36237Third Party Advisory
• http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Aug 13, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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