# CVE-2009-2854: Wordpress before 2.8.3 does not check capabilities for certain actions, which allows remote attackers to make unauthorized edits or addition

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-08-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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/.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/5
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11765
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/11766
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/wordpress-2-8-3-security-release/

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