CVE-2009-2854
EPSS 1.9%
Description
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/.
How to fix CVE-2009-2854
To remediate CVE-2009-2854, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 2.8.3-1 or later
Is CVE-2009-2854 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.8.3-1