CVE-2009-2762 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2009-2762: wp-login.php in WordPress 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator, via a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action, which bypasses a check that assumes that $key is not an array.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Elevated exploitation risk

FIRST EPSS puts CVE-2009-2762's probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20% (97th percentile of all CVEs)— well above the noise floor. Prioritize it.

EPSS:20% · 30-day exploit probability97th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2009-2762 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wordpress→ fixed in2.8.3-2urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wordpress

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wordpress→ fixed in2.8.3-2urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wordpress

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wordpress→ fixed in2.8.3-2urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wordpress

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