CVE-2009-2854
WordPress Admin Capability Bypass (Remote Code Execution)
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/.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 18, 2009, 9 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 22, 2017, 5:17 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2009-2854.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/ | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2009-2854 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2009-2854 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 22, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value 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 http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765 No Types Assigned http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766 No Types Assigned http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5 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: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:jazzes_themes_and_widgets:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.8.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.8.2 -
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-2009-2854 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-2009-2854
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.30 }} 0.00%
score
0.64794
percentile