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CVE-2009-2431

MEDIUM 5.0 CVSS 2.0
Published
July 10, 2009
Last modified
June 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-20
CVSS vector
AV: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.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Version 2.7.1

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wordpress wordpress — Version 2.7.1

References