Is CVE-2009-2762 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-2762 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-2762?

CVE-2009-2762 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-2762?

CVE-2009-2762 has an EPSS score of 19.64% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2762?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 2.8.3-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-2762

HIGHEPSS 97th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:2.8.3-2CVE-2009-2762

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

19.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

wordpress.org

Exploit1

exploit-db.com

Vendor Advisory1

core.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references1

archives.neohapsis.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-255 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2010-0219	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2013-4786	High	7.5	82%	-	-
CVE-2014-9195	High	10.0	81%	-	-
CVE-2009-3548	High	7.5	79%	-	-
CVE-2009-4189	High	10.0	79%	-	-
CVE-2017-8229	Critical	9.8	74%	-	-

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