HIGH
wp-admin/upgrade.php in WordPress, probably 2.6.x, allows remote attackers to upgrade the application, and possibly cause a denial of service (application outage), via a direct request
Published Apr 28, 2009
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.58%
Description
wp-admin/upgrade.php in WordPress, probably 2.6.x, allows remote attackers to upgrade the application, and possibly cause a denial of service (application outage), via a direct request.
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.58% 0.04584
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04584
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.58% (0.04584) | 91.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.58% (0.04584) | 90.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.74% (0.00740) | 70.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.32% (0.03320) | 78.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.74% (0.00740) | 70.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 2.69% (0.02687) | 83.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.74% (0.00740) | 71.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00647) | 80.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00647) | 78.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00647) | 76.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50384 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50384 | 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-2008-6767
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a