5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.969 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.7%
WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibit different behavior for a
failed login attempt depending on whether the user account exists, which
allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames. NOTE: the vendor
reportedly disputes the significance of this issue, indicating that the
behavior exists for โuser convenience.โ