CVE-2009-2431

Publication date 10 July 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

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Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wordpress 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

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