CVE-2009-2853
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-2853 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-08-18 21:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | 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/. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.71 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.71 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.71 | beta_3 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.711 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.72 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.72 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.72 | beta_2 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.72 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.0.1 | miles | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.0.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.5 | ronan | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1 | ella | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.1 | dangerous | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.7 | coltrane | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.8.2 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| News – WordPress 2.8.3 Security Release – WordPress.org | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wordpress.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| 403 Forbidden | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | core.trac.wordpress.org | Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1871-1 wordpress | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Changeset 11769 – WordPress Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | core.trac.wordpress.org | Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE request: Wordpress | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.