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.

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

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

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.html
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798
http://secunia.com/advisories/36237
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.