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prevent username enumeration

with the current situation, it is possible to enumerate wordpress usernames. when i go to the page `/account/lost-password/` i can pass in a wrong username and woocommerce will reply with an error message ‘Invalid username or email.’ if i put in a correct username/email, woocommerce will continue to a success page and trigger the send out of the reset email link. which in return spills out existing usernames. nowadays it is more common to simply continue to a neutral page that goes something along the lines of: “If your account exists, we have just sent you a recovery link.”
and for those interested, i use this tool to harden wordpress on other fronts, but just realized, that the default wordpress filters do not work here.

Author

jens buss

Current Status

Open

Last updated: March 14, 2024

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