CVE-2009-2853

WordPress Core < 2.8.3 - Authorization Bypass

Severity Score

7.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Wordpress before 2.8.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a direct request to (1) admin-footer.php, (2) edit-category-form.php, (3) edit-form-advanced.php, (4) edit-form-comment.php, (5) edit-link-category-form.php, (6) edit-link-form.php, (7) edit-page-form.php, and (8) edit-tag-form.php in wp-admin/.

Wordpress anterior a v2.8.3 permite a atacantes remotos conseguir privilegios a traves de una peticion directa a (1) admin-footer.php, (2) edit-category-form.php, (3) edit-form-advanced.php, (4) edit-form-comment.php, (5) edit-link-category-form.php, (6) edit-link-form.php, (7) edit-page-form.php, y (8) edit-tag-form.php en wp-admin/.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

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

2009-08-03 CVE Published
2009-08-18 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-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11768	2024-08-07
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11769	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release	2017-11-16

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871	2017-11-16

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"				0.71 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "0.71"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				0.71 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "0.71"		beta		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				0.71 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "0.71"		beta_3		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				0.72 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "0.72"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				0.72 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "0.72"		beta_1		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				0.72 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "0.72"		beta_2		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				0.72 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "0.72"		rc1		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				0.711 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "0.711"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.0 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.0.1"		miles		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.0.1"		rc1		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.2"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.2"		beta		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.2"		rc1		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.2.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.2.1"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.2.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.2.2"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.5 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.5"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.5.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.5.1"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.5.1.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.5.1.3"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				1.5.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "1.5.2"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.0 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.0.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.0.1"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.0.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.0.2"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.0.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.0.3"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.0.4 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.0.4"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.0.5 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.0.5"		ronan		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.0.6 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.0.6"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.0.7 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.0.7"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.0.9 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.0.9"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.0.10 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.0.10"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.0.11 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.0.11"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.1"		ella		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.1.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.1.1"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.1.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.1.1"		dangerous		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.1.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.1.2"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.1.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.1.3"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.2"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.2.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.2.1"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.2.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.2.2"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.2.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.2.3"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.3"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.3"		beta3		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.3"		rc1		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.3.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.3.1"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.3.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.3.1"		rc1		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.3.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.3.2"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.5 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.5"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.5.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.5.1"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.6 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.6"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.6.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.6.1"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.6.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.6.2"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.6.3 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.6.3"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.7 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.7"		coltrane		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.7.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.7.1"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.8 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.8"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.8.1 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.8.1"		-		Affected
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				2.8.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version "2.8.2"		-		Affected