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CVE-2011-4898

🗓️ 30 Jan 2012 17:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 76 Views🌐 WEB

wp-admin/setup-config.php generates different error messages, aiding brute-force attacks in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier

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Detection
Refs
Paths
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
0day.today		WordPress <= 3.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
25 Jan 201200:00
–zdt
Circl		CVE-2011-4898
25 Jan 201200:00
–circl
Cvelist		CVE-2011-4898
30 Jan 201217:00
–cvelist
Debian CVE		CVE-2011-4898
30 Jan 201217:00
–debiancve
Exploit DB		WordPress Core 3.3.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
25 Jan 201200:00
–exploitdb
exploitpack		WordPress 3.3.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
25 Jan 201200:00
–exploitpack
NVD		CVE-2011-4898
30 Jan 201217:55
–nvd
OpenVAS		WordPress 'setup-config.php' Multiple Vulnerabilities
1 Feb 201200:00
–openvas
OSV		DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4898
30 Jan 201217:55
–osv
OSV		UBUNTU-CVE-2011-4898
30 Jan 201217:55
–osv
Rows per page
NVD
Node
wordpresswordpressRange≤3.3.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch0.7
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch0.71
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch0.72
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch0.711
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch1.0
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch1.0.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch1.0.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch1.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch1.2.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch1.2.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.1.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.1.3
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.3
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.4
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.5
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.6
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.7
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.8
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.9
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.10
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.11
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1.3
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2.3
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3.3
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.5
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.5.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.3
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.5
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.7
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.7.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.3
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.4
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.5
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.6
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.9
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.9.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch2.9.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.3
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.4
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.5
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.6
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.2
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.3
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.4
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.2.1
OR
wordpresswordpressMatch3.3
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
dbnamerequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2WordPress setup-config.php step 2 vulnerable to disclosure/bruteforce of MySQL credentials and weak validation.CWE-200
unamerequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2WordPress setup-config.php step 2 vulnerable to disclosure/bruteforce of MySQL credentials and weak validation.CWE-200
pwdrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2WordPress setup-config.php step 2 vulnerable to disclosure/bruteforce of MySQL credentials and weak validation.CWE-200
dbhostrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2WordPress setup-config.php step 2 vulnerable to disclosure/bruteforce of MySQL credentials and weak validation.CWE-200
prefixrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2WordPress setup-config.php step 2 vulnerable to disclosure/bruteforce of MySQL credentials and weak validation.CWE-200
submitrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2WordPress setup-config.php step 2 vulnerable to disclosure/bruteforce of MySQL credentials and weak validation.CWE-200

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29 Apr 2026 01:13Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 25
EPSS0.06826
CWE-200
cve-2011-4898wordpresswordpress 3.3.1installation componenterror messagesmysqlremote attackersbrute-force attacks
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