Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-4898 (CCN-72711)

Assigned:2011-12-23
Published:2012-01-24
Updated:2012-01-31
Summary:** 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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
4.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-200
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit
20120124 TWSL2012-002: Multiple Vulnerabilities in WordPress

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-4898

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web Site
WordPress › Blog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: Exploit
18417

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 78707
WordPress wp-admin/setup-config.php MySQL Credentials Error Message Brute-Force Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 78710
WordPress wp-admin/setup-config.php MySQL Query Saturation Brute-Force Proxy Weakness

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-setupconfig-info-disclosure(72711)

Source: CCN
Type: TWSL2012-002
Multiple Vulnerabilities in WordPress

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.3.1)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201148980000000
    V
    		CVE-2011-4898 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2012-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20114898000
    V
    		CVE-2011-4898 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
    2012-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20114898000
    V
    		CVE-2011-4898 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2012-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201148980000000
    V
    		CVE-2011-4898 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2012-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20114898000
    V
    		CVE-2011-4898 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2012-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20114898000
    V
    		CVE-2011-4898 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2012-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201148980000000
    V
    		CVE-2011-4898 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
    2012-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20114898000
    V
    		CVE-2011-4898 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2012-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201148980000000
    V
    		CVE-2011-4898 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2012-01-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20114898000
    V
    		CVE-2011-4898 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2012-01-30
    BACK
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    wordpress wordpress 0.71
    wordpress wordpress 0.72
    wordpress wordpress 0.711
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    wordpress wordpress 1.0.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.0.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.2.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.2.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.5
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.3
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.2
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    wordpress wordpress 3.1.2
    wordpress wordpress 3.1.3
    wordpress wordpress 3.1.4
    wordpress wordpress 3.2.1
    wordpress wordpress 3.3
    wordpress wordpress *
    wordpress wordpress 3.3.1
    wordpress wordpress *