Wordpress before 2.8.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a direct request to (1) admin-footer.php, (2) edit-category-form.php, (3) edit-form-advanced.php, (4) edit-form-comment.php, (5) edit-link-category-form.php, (6) edit-link-form.php, (7) edit-page-form.php, and (8) edit-tag-form.php in wp-admin/
Published Aug 18, 2009
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.71%
Description
Wordpress before 2.8.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a direct request to (1) admin-footer.php, (2) edit-category-form.php, (3) edit-form-advanced.php, (4) edit-form-comment.php, (5) edit-link-category-form.php, (6) edit-link-form.php, (7) edit-page-form.php, and (8) edit-tag-form.php in wp-admin/.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.71
- 0.71
- 0.71
- 0.72
- 0.72
- 0.72
- 0.72
- 0.711
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.1
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.1.3
- 1.5.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.11
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.3
- 2.3
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.6
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.7
- 2.7.1
- 2.8
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
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 3, 2026 | 4.71% (0.04711) | 91.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.71% (0.04711) | 90.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.20% (0.01198) | 77.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.84% (0.03839) | 80.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 1.20% (0.01198) | 76.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 4.62% (0.04624) | 87.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.20% (0.01198) | 77.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.39% (0.01394) | 86.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 1.39% (0.01394) | 86.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01394) | 84.30th | 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) |
References (5)
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11768 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11769 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11768 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11769 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
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