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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, (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/.

  • Published: Aug 18, 2009
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2009-2854
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.4
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
WordPress / wordpress - 2.8.2.x