VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-2431

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.87%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-07-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

WordPress 2.7.1 places the username of a post's author in an HTML comment, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references