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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 unauthoriz

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/.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 0.01911
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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wordpress<= 2.8.2
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Scoring & Timeline

6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD18 Aug 2009 · 09:00 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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/PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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