# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-04-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

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

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