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TI-2009-02716 Aliases CVE-2009-2853GHSA-gpxx-3842-mjw3

Wordpress before 2.8.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a direct request to…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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/.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04711 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 57

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.71VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.71 betaVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:*0.71 beta_3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.72VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*0.72 beta_1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*0.72 beta_2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*0.72 rc1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.711VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:miles:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1 milesVulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.71 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.71 beta Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.71 beta_3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.72 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.72 beta_1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.72 beta_2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.72:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.72 rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.711:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.711 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:miles:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 miles Vulnerable ·WordPress
Show 47 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1 rc1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2 betaVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2 rc1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:ronan:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5 ronanVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.10VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.11VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:ella:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 ellaVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:dangerous:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1 dangerousVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3 beta3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3 rc1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1 rc1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:coltrane:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7 coltraneVulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.2VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 beta Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:ronan:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 ronan Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.11 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:ella:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 ella Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:dangerous:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 dangerous Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 beta3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7:coltrane:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 coltrane Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2853
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpxx-3842-mjw3

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-45010 WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-83466 Predictable staging paths let attackers run code in WordPress Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-59973 An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42844 WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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