CVE-2009-2431
WordPress 2.7.1 places the username of a post's author in an HTML comment, which allows remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2431- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2431- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2426 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2426- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9354-f967-7fw8 No score
WordPress 2.7.1 places the username of a post's author in an HTML comment, which allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9354-f967-7fw8- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2431- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-2431 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2431- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2431 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wordpress, published July 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.87%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 2.8.3-1.
References
osvdb.org/55716
corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?action=view&type=advisory&name=WordPress_Privileges_Unchecked
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51733
securityfocus.com/archive/1/504795/100/0/threaded
securitytracker.com/id?1022528
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1833
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2431
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9354-f967-7fw8
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2431