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)	buster	5.0.15+dfsg1-0+deb10u1	vulnerable
	buster (security)	5.0.21+dfsg1-0+deb10u1	vulnerable
	bullseye (security), bullseye	5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u2	vulnerable
	bookworm	6.1.1+dfsg1-1	vulnerable
	trixie	6.5+dfsg1-1	vulnerable
	sid	6.5.2+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

https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-002.txt