National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-4898

Overview

** DISPUTED ** 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.

Impact

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External Source: MISC

Name: https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt

Hyperlink:https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt

External Source: EXPLOIT-DB

Name: 18417

Hyperlink:http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18417

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20120124 TWSL2012-002: Multiple Vulnerabilities in WordPress

Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0150.html