CVE-2009-2854 | BDVDB-2026-37956 Detail

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/.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12009-08-18Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.