WP-Syntax plugin 0.9.1 and earlier for Wordpress, with register_globals enabled, allows…
Priority LOW 38CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
WP-Syntax plugin 0.9.1 and earlier for Wordpress, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the test_filter[wp_head] array parameter to test/index.php, which is used in a call to the call_user_func_array function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04805 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ryan.mcgeary:wp-syntax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Ryan.mcgeary |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | WordPress |
- cpe:2.3:a:ryan.mcgeary:wp-syntax:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Ryan.mcgeary
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·WordPress
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2852
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qw75-fm4f-23pq
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2009-2852 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2852 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qw75-fm4f-23pq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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