CVE-2009-2854 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers with low privileges can make unauthorized edits or additions to WordPress content by bypassing capability checks in admin scripts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-2854?
CVE-2009-2854 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 18 Aug 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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/.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2854?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2009-2854 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2854 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2854, GHSA-vr94-84mg-gxfp.