Is CVE-2009-2762 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2762 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2762?

CVE-2009-2762 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-2762

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 19.6%EU EUVD

wp-login.php in WordPress 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator, via a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action, which bypasses a check that assumes that $key is not an array.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-255
EPSS score: 19.6% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2752)
Published: August 13, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2752 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

wordpress / wordpress

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-08/0114.html(Broken Link)
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11798(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36237(Third Party Advisory)
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9410(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022707(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52382(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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