# CVE-2008-6762: Open redirect in n/a

> Remote attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via the backto parameter in the upgrade script, facilitating phishing attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Apr 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6762, GHSA-6h65-6827-8qp2

## What is CVE-2008-6762?

CVE-2008-6762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 28 Apr 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6762?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wordpress Wordpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-6762?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-6762 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6762 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-87902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87902/): WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-60137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60137/): WordPress Core SQL Injection (medium 5.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-2399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2399/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2400/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-6762 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-6762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 28 Apr 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6762 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wordpress Wordpress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6762/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6762/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6762
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6762
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-6762

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6762/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.