MEDIUM
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
Published Apr 28, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.10%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.10% 0.02095
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02095
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02095) | 80.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02095) | 79.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00287) | 50.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 73.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 71.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 68.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://osvdb.org/52213 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50382 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://osvdb.org/52213 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50382 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 28, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 28, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6762
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a