WordPress core
CVE-2009-2431
WordPress 2.7.1 places the username of a post's author in an HTML comment, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source.
- Severity
- Medium 5.0
- Published
- 10 Jul 2009
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 17 Oct 2026
- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
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WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress |
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