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# CVE ID CWE ID # of Exploits Vulnerability Type(s) Publish Date Update Date Score Gained Access Level Access Complexity Authentication Conf. Integ. Avail.
1 CVE-2009-3891 79 XSS 2009-11-17 2017-11-22
3.5
None Remote Medium ??? None Partial None
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/press-this.php in WordPress before 2.8.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter (aka the selection variable).
2 CVE-2009-3890 94 Exec Code 2009-11-17 2017-11-21
6.0
None Remote Medium ??? Partial Partial Partial
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the wp_check_filetype function in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 2.8.6, when a certain configuration of the mod_mime module in the Apache HTTP Server is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by posting an attachment with a multiple-extension filename, and then accessing this attachment via a direct request to a wp-content/uploads/ pathname, as demonstrated by a .php.jpg filename.
3 CVE-2009-3622 310 DoS 2009-10-23 2017-11-21
4.3
None Remote Medium Not required None None Partial
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in wp-trackback.php in WordPress before 2.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and server hang) via a long title parameter in conjunction with a charset parameter composed of many comma-separated "UTF-8" substrings, related to the mb_convert_encoding function in PHP.
4 CVE-2009-2854 264 2009-08-18 2017-11-22
6.4
None Remote Low Not required Partial Partial None
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/.
5 CVE-2009-2853 264 +Priv 2009-08-18 2017-11-16
10.0
None Remote Low Not required Complete Complete Complete
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/.
6 CVE-2009-2851 79 XSS 2009-08-18 2017-12-07
4.3
None Remote Medium Not required None Partial None
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrator interface in WordPress before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a comment author URL.
7 CVE-2009-2762 255 1 Bypass 2009-08-13 2017-11-22
7.5
None Remote Low Not required Partial Partial Partial
wp-login.php in WordPress 2.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to force a password reset for the first user in the database, possibly the administrator, via a key[] array variable in a resetpass (aka rp) action, which bypasses a check that assumes that $key is not an array.
8 CVE-2009-2432 264 +Info 2009-07-10 2018-10-10
5.0
None Remote Low Not required Partial None None
WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to wp-settings.php, which reveals the installation path in an error message.
9 CVE-2009-2431 20 +Info 2009-07-10 2018-10-10
5.0
None Remote Low Not required Partial None None
WordPress 2.7.1 places the username of a post's author in an HTML comment, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source.
10 CVE-2009-2336 16 1 2009-07-10 2018-11-08
5.0
None Remote Low Not required Partial None None
The forgotten mail interface in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibits different behavior for a password request depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes the significance of this issue, indicating that the behavior exists for "user convenience."
11 CVE-2009-2335 16 1 2009-07-10 2018-11-08
5.0
None Remote Low Not required Partial None None
WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 exhibit different behavior for a failed login attempt depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes the significance of this issue, indicating that the behavior exists for "user convenience."
12 CVE-2009-2334 287 1 DoS XSS +Info 2009-07-10 2018-10-10
4.9
None Remote Medium ??? Partial Partial None
wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress and WordPress MU before 2.8.1 does not require administrative authentication to access the configuration of a plugin, which allows remote attackers to specify a configuration file in the page parameter to obtain sensitive information or modify this file, as demonstrated by the (1) collapsing-archives/options.txt, (2) akismet/readme.txt, (3) related-ways-to-take-action/options.php, (4) wp-security-scan/securityscan.php, and (5) wp-ids/ids-admin.php files. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) and denial of service.
13 CVE-2008-6767 DoS 2009-04-28 2017-08-17
10.0
None Remote Low Not required Complete Complete Complete
wp-admin/upgrade.php in WordPress, probably 2.6.x, allows remote attackers to upgrade the application, and possibly cause a denial of service (application outage), via a direct request.
14 CVE-2008-6762 59 2009-04-28 2017-08-17
4.3
None Remote Medium Not required Partial None None
Open redirect vulnerability in wp-admin/upgrade.php in WordPress, probably 2.6.x, allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the backto parameter.
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