The login function in Softaculous Webuzo before 2.1.4 provides different error messages for invalid authentication attempts depending on wh…

published 2014-12-27 11y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-5873

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.9%; EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

The login function in Softaculous Webuzo before 2.1.4 provides different error messages for invalid authentication attempts depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate usernames via a series of requests.

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Timeline

2014-02-28 First public exploit (EDB-31982)
2014-12-27 Published

Exploit prediction

2.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-31982 Webuzo 2.1.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2014-02-28

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-6043
NVD CVE-2013-6043

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