CVE-2009-2854
Wordpress before 2.8.3 does not check capabilities for certain actions, which allows remote attackers to make unauthorized edits or additions via a direct request to (1) edit-comments.php, (2) edit-pages.php, (3) edit.php, (4) edit-category-form.php,…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Wordpress before 2.8.3 does not check capabilities for certain actions, which allows remote attackers to make unauthorized edits or additions via a direct request to (1) edit-comments.php, (2) edit-pages.php, (3) edit.php, (4) edit-category-form.php, (5) edit-link-category-form.php, (6) edit-tag-form.php, (7) export.php, (8) import.php, or (9) link-add.php in wp-admin/.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.28% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765Vendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766Vendor Advisory
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765Vendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766Vendor Advisory
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.