CVE-2009-2854

MEDIUM 6.4CVE-2009-2854 · Published 18/08/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wordpress wordpress	`≤ 2.8.2`	No fix yet

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/.

References

core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765 · Vendor Advisory
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766 · Vendor Advisory
wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release · Patch
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 · Third Party Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5 · Mailing List

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