FKIE_CVE-2009-2854

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-08-18 21:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:10
Severity
Summary
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/.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wordpress wordpress *
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  "affected": [
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  ],
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  "descriptions": [
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      "value": "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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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Wordpress antes de v2.8.3 no comprueba los privilegios de ciertas acciones, lo cual facilita a atacantes remotos a la hora de hacer modificaciones no autorizadas a trav\u00e9s de una solicitud directa a (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, o (9) link-add.php en wp-admin/."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2009-2854",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:10:21.887",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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