// For flags

CVE-2008-6767

WordPress Core < 2.7 - Denial of Service

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

wp-admin/upgrade.php in WordPress, probably 2.6.x, allows remote attackers to upgrade the application, and possibly cause a denial of service (application outage), via a direct request.

wp-admin/upgrade.php en WordPress, probablemente v2.6.x, permite a atacantes remotos actualizar la aplicación, y posiblemente causar una denegación de servicio (caída de la aplicación), a través de una solicitud directa.

wp-admin/upgrade.php in WordPress up to and including 2.6.1, allows remote attackers to upgrade the application, and possibly cause a denial of service (application outage), via a direct request if WordPress is not yet setup by creating an empty database, which will prevent future installations from succeeding.

*Credits: Jesus Olmos Gonzalez
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-12-22 CVE Published
  • 2009-04-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-07 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wordpress
Search vendor "Wordpress"
 Wordpress
Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"
 2.6
Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.6"
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Affected