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CVE-2011-4898

N/A
Published: January 30, 2012 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWordPress

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%

Description

wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier generates different error messages for requests lacking a dbname parameter depending on whether the MySQL credentials are valid, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a series of requests with different uname and pwd parameters. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; also, it is unclear whether providing intentionally vague error messages during installation would be reasonable from a usability perspective

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Source: [email protected]
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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