Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-6762 (CCN-50382)

Assigned:2008-12-22
Published:2008-12-22
Updated:2017-08-17
Summary:Open redirect vulnerability in wp-admin/upgrade.php in WordPress, probably 2.6.x, allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the backto parameter.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
4.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:H/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
4.1 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-59
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit
20081222 [ISecAuditors Security Advisories] Wordpress is vulnerable to an unauthorized upgrade and XSS

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Dec 22 2008 - 11:36:14 CST
[ISecAuditors Security Advisories] Wordpress is vulnerable to an unauthorized upgrade and XSS

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-6762

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
52213

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web site
WordPress

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-1871

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1871
wordpress -- several vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 52213
WordPress wp-admin/upgrade.php backto Parameter XSS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-upgrade-phishing(50382)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-upgrade-phishing(50382)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8072
    P
    DSA-1871 wordpress -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12947
    P
    DSA-1871-2 wordpress -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13072
    P
    DSA-1871-1 wordpress -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.debian:def:1871
    V
    several vulnerabilities
    2009-08-23
    BACK
    wordpress wordpress 2.6
    wordpress wordpress 2.6
    debian debian linux 4.0
    debian debian linux 5.0