critical
10
CWE
264
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-2853

First published: Tue Aug 18 2009(Updated: )

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/.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

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

Remedy

http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-2853?

    CVE-2009-2853 is considered a high severity vulnerability as it allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-2853?

    To fix CVE-2009-2853, it is recommended to upgrade to WordPress version 2.8.3 or later.

  • Which versions of WordPress are affected by CVE-2009-2853?

    CVE-2009-2853 affects multiple versions of WordPress prior to 2.8.3 including releases from 0.71 to 2.8.2.

  • What types of requests can expose the vulnerability in CVE-2009-2853?

    CVE-2009-2853 can be exploited through direct requests to specific scripts such as admin-footer.php and edit-category-form.php.

  • Are there known exploits for CVE-2009-2853?

    Yes, there are known exploits for CVE-2009-2853 that could allow attackers to change user roles and gain unauthorized access.

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