Access Restriction Bypass Affecting wordpress package, versions <2.8.3-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363499
- published 18 Aug 2009
- disclosed 18 Aug 2009
Introduced: 18 Aug 2009
CVE-2009-2854 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 2.8.3-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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/.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2854
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5