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/.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1871-1 | New wordpress packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1871-2 | New wordpress packages fix regression |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-2844 | 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/. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:37.217Z
Reserved: 2009-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-2854
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-08-18T21:00:00.610
Modified: 2026-06-16T23:10:21.887
Link: CVE-2009-2854
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD