CVE-2009-2853
Critical
Description
Wordpress before 2.8.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a direct request to (1) admin-footer.php, (2) edit-category-form.php, (3) edit-form-advanced.php, (4) edit-form-comment.php, (5) edit-link-category-form.php, (6) edit-link-form.php, (7) edit-page-form.php, and (8) edit-tag-form.php in wp-admin/.
SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability92. percentile4.7%
Product
Wordpress
PublishedAug 18, 2009
First seenAug 18, 2009
Weakness typeCWE-264CWE-264
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress wordpress | 0.71, 0.72, 0.711, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.1.3, 1.5.2, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.7, 2.7.1, 2.8, 2.8.1, 2.8.2 | — |
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