CVE-2009-2851
WordPress XSS Administrator Interface
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrator interface in WordPress before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a comment author URL.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 18, 2009, 9 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:05 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE-2009-2851 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2009-2851 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278492 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1022589 Added Reference http://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/wordpress-2-8-2/ Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/21/1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512900 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01241.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01253.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.8.1 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.8.1 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 22, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1022589 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1022589 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01241.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01241.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278492 No Types Assigned http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278492 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512900 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512900 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01253.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01253.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/21/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/21/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:gold:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71-gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:platinum:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:miles:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:blakey:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:mingus:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:delta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:strayhorn:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:revision5002:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:revision5003:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:*:*:coltrane:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.8.1 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.8.1 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 19, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-2851 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-2851
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.22 }} 1.44%
score
0.83010
percentile