WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM
CVE-2011-3818
Modified
WordPress component: A security weakness
WordPress component is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
CVE / CNA score
5.0
CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score
5.0
CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
- Component
- WordPress component
- Plugin slug
Core- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 24, 2011
This CVE was published Sep 24, 2011 and is one of 45 known issues for WordPress core.
What to do
Patch or disable the affected component.
Update WordPress component to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
Source record
Technical description
WordPress 2.9.2 and 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to a .php file, which reveals the installation path in an error message, as demonstrated by wp-admin/includes/user.php and certain other files.
NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
References