CVE-2011-4898

Name	CVE-2011-4898
Description	wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier generates different error messages for requests lacking a dbname parameter depending on whether the MySQL credentials are valid, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a series of requests with different uname and pwd parameters. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; also, it is unclear whether providing intentionally vague error messages during installation would be reasonable from a usability perspective
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
wordpress (PTS)	jessie, jessie (lts)	4.1.35+dfsg-0+deb8u1	vulnerable
	stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch	4.7.23+dfsg-0+deb9u1	vulnerable
	buster (security), buster, buster (lts)	5.0.21+dfsg1-0+deb10u1	vulnerable
	bullseye (security), bullseye	5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1	vulnerable
	bookworm (security), bookworm	6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1	vulnerable
	sid, trixie	6.6.1+dfsg1-1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
wordpress	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)	unimportant

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