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CVE-2009-2854
Published: Aug 18, 2009
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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/.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20090804 CVE request: Wordpress
mailing-list
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http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765
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DSA-1871
vendor-advisory
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http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766
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http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/
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