fkie_cve-2009-2854
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2009-08-18 21:00
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
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
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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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"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": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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"accessVector": "NETWORK",
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"baseScore": 6.4,
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"integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
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"version": "2.0"
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"exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
"impactScore": 4.9,
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"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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}
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