CVE-2009-2853
N/A
Published: August 18, 2009 at 08:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWordPress
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
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/.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
WordPress· WordPressdrupal
95%0.710.71 beta0.71 beta_30.7110.720.72 beta_10.72 beta_20.72 rc11.01.0.1 miles1.0.1 rc11.21.2 beta1.2 rc11.2.11.2.21.51.5.11.5.1.31.5.22.02.0.12.0.102.0.112.0.22.0.32.0.42.0.5 ronan2.0.62.0.72.0.92.1 ella2.1.12.1.1 dangerous2.1.22.1.32.22.2.12.2.22.2.32.32.3 beta32.3 rc12.3.12.3.1 rc12.3.22.52.5.12.62.6.12.6.22.6.32.7 coltrane2.7.12.82.8.12.8.2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11768x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11769x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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