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CVE-2011-4898

🗓️ 30 Jan 2012 17:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 92 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
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Paths
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
zdt
zdt		WordPress <= 3.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
25 Jan 201200:00
–zdt
circl
Circl		CVE-2011-4898
25 Jan 201200:00
–circl
cvelist
Cvelist		CVE-2011-4898
30 Jan 201217:00
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE		CVE-2011-4898
30 Jan 201217:00
–debiancve
exploitdb
Exploit DB		WordPress Core 3.3.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
25 Jan 201200:00
–exploitdb
exploitpack
exploitpack		WordPress 3.3.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
25 Jan 201200:00
–exploitpack
nvd
NVD		CVE-2011-4898
30 Jan 201217:55
–nvd
openvas
OpenVAS		WordPress 'setup-config.php' Multiple Vulnerabilities
1 Feb 201200:00
–openvas
osv
OSV		DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4898
30 Jan 201217:55
–osv
packetstorm
Packet Storm		WordPress 3.3.1 Code Execution / Cross Site Scripting
25 Jan 201200:00
–packetstorm
Rows per page
NVD
Node
OR
wordpresswordpressRange≤3.3.1
wordpresswordpressMatch0.7
wordpresswordpressMatch0.71
wordpresswordpressMatch0.72
wordpresswordpressMatch0.711
wordpresswordpressMatch1.0
wordpresswordpressMatch1.0.1
wordpresswordpressMatch1.0.2
wordpresswordpressMatch1.2
wordpresswordpressMatch1.2.1
wordpresswordpressMatch1.2.2
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.1
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.1.2
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.1.3
wordpresswordpressMatch1.5.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.4
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.5
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.6
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.7
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.8
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.9
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.10
wordpresswordpressMatch2.0.11
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.1.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.2.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.3.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.5
wordpresswordpressMatch2.5.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.6.5
wordpresswordpressMatch2.7
wordpresswordpressMatch2.7.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.2
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.3
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.4
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.5
wordpresswordpressMatch2.8.6
wordpresswordpressMatch2.9
wordpresswordpressMatch2.9.1
wordpresswordpressMatch2.9.2
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.1
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.2
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.3
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.4
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.5
wordpresswordpressMatch3.0.6
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.1
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.2
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.3
wordpresswordpressMatch3.1.4
wordpresswordpressMatch3.2.1
wordpresswordpressMatch3.3
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
unamerequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2MySQL Server Username/Password Disclosure via setup-config.php pageCWE-200
pwdrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2MySQL Server Username/Password Disclosure via setup-config.php pageCWE-200
dbhostrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2MySQL Server Username/Password Disclosure via setup-config.php pageCWE-200
dbnamerequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in setup-config.php pageCWE-200
unamerequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in setup-config.php pageCWE-200
dbhostrequest bodywp-admin/setup-config.php?step=2Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in setup-config.php pageCWE-200

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16 Jun 2026 23:35Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 25
EPSS0.09551
CWE-200
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