wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2334 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.30%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9110 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-07-10 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-01-26 | 13.97% | 12.30% | -1.66% |
| 2 | 2025-12-28 | 15.83% | 13.97% | -1.86% |
| 3 | 2025-12-27 | — | 15.83% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
6.8 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
low | CVE-2009-2334 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (wordpress), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2334 |
redhat
|
medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2334 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2009-2334 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wordpress), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 4, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2334 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | <= 2.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.6.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.6.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.71 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.71-gold | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71-gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.72 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.72 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.72 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.72 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.711 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0-platinum | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0-platinum:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0.1-miles | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1-miles:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0.2-blakey | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2-blakey:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2-delta | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-delta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2-mingus | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2-mingus:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5-strayhorn | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5-strayhorn:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.6 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.10_rc1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.10_rc2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.3_rc1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.3_rc2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2_revision5002 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2_revision5003 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2_revision5003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.3 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.6.3 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.6.5 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |