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CVE-2009-2854

MEDIUM 6.4 CVSS 2.0
Published
August 18, 2009
Last modified
June 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-264
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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/.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 2.8.2

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 2.8.2

References

  • core.trac.wordpress.org http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765 Vendor Advisory
  • core.trac.wordpress.org http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766 Vendor Advisory
  • wordpress.org http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • www.debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 Third Party Advisory
  • www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record