CVE-2008-6762

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.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html	Exploit
http://osvdb.org/52213
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50382
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html	Exploit
http://osvdb.org/52213
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50382

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2009-04-28 16:30

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-6762

Mitre link : CVE-2008-6762

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-6762

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Products Affected

wordpress

wordpress

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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