Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-2854 (CCN-52946)

Assigned:2009-08-03
Published:2009-08-03
Updated:2017-11-22
Summary: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/.
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:6.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
4.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
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-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-2854

Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Blog, August 3, 2009
WordPress 2.8.3 Security Release

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1871

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

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20090804 CVE request: Wordpress

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-wpadmin-sec-bypass(52946)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.8.2)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5::strayhorn:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71::gold:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1::miles:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2::blakey:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0::platinum:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2::mingus:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71-gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2::revision5002:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:delta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2::revision5003:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:jazzes_themes_and_widgets:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:coltrane:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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 *
    wordpress wordpress 0.7
    wordpress wordpress 1.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.2.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.3
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.5
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.6
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.2.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.9
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.11
    wordpress wordpress 2.3.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.3.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.3.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.2.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.2.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.10
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.7
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.4
    wordpress wordpress 2.0
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.3 rc2
    wordpress wordpress 2.1.3 rc1
    wordpress wordpress 2.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.5
    wordpress wordpress 0.6.2
    wordpress wordpress 0.6.2.1
    wordpress wordpress 0.71
    wordpress wordpress 1.0
    wordpress wordpress 1.0.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.0.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.2.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.3.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.5
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.5.1.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.10 rc1
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.10 rc2
    wordpress wordpress 2.0.8
    wordpress wordpress 0.711
    wordpress wordpress 1.4
    wordpress wordpress 1.6
    wordpress wordpress 2.5.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.6
    wordpress wordpress 2.6.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.5
    wordpress wordpress 0.71
    wordpress wordpress 1.0.1
    wordpress wordpress 1.0.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.0
    wordpress wordpress 1.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.2.0
    wordpress wordpress 1.2 beta
    wordpress wordpress 0.72 rc1
    wordpress wordpress 0.72
    wordpress wordpress 2.1 alpha_3
    wordpress wordpress 0.72 beta1
    wordpress wordpress 0.72 beta2
    wordpress wordpress 2.3.1 rc1
    wordpress wordpress 2.6.5
    wordpress wordpress 2.7.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.3 rc1
    wordpress wordpress 2.3 beta3
    wordpress wordpress 1.0 rc4
    wordpress wordpress 1.0 rc3
    wordpress wordpress 1.0 rc2
    wordpress wordpress 1.0 rc1
    wordpress wordpress 0.71-gold
    wordpress wordpress 2.6.3
    wordpress wordpress 2.8.1
    wordpress wordpress 2.8.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.2
    wordpress wordpress 1.2 delta
    wordpress wordpress 2.2
    wordpress wordpress 2.8.1 rc1
    wordpress wordpress 2.8.1 beta1
    wordpress wordpress 2.8 beta1
    wordpress wordpress 2.8.1 beta2
    wordpress wordpress 2.8.1 jazzes_themes_and_widgets
    wordpress wordpress 2.7
    wordpress wordpress 2.7 beta1
    wordpress wordpress 2.7 beta2
    wordpress wordpress 2.7 beta3
    wordpress wordpress 2.7 rc1
    wordpress wordpress 2.7 coltrane
    debian debian linux 4.0
    debian debian linux 5.0