CVE-2009-2854 — 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/

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MEDIUM

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/

Published Aug 18, 2009

6.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.30%

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/.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.30% 0.02295

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02295

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	2.30% (0.02295)	82.64th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.28% (0.02276)	80.77th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	1.42% (0.01415)	78.77th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	6.60% (0.06596)	84.87th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 24, 2025	1.42% (0.01415)	78.74th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 23, 2025	6.60% (0.06596)	89.57th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.42% (0.01415)	79.22th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.30% (0.00302)	70.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.30% (0.00302)	68.78th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.30% (0.00302)	64.79th	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)

CWE-264

References (5)

http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor 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/11765		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor 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

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 18, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Aug 18, 2009

Link CVE-2009-2854

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2009-2854

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2009-2854