Wordpress up to 1.1 Capabilities edit-comments.php access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Wordpress up to 1.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the file edit-comments.php of the component Capabilities. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2854. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wordpress up to 1.1 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file edit-comments.php of the component Capabilities. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

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/.

The weakness was disclosed 08/18/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2854. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

By approaching the search of inurl:edit-comments.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44736 (Debian DSA-1871-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116578 (Debian Update for WordPress (DSA-1871-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52946), Tenable (44736) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23630†). The entries VDB-3689, VDB-4018, VDB-41692 and VDB-45064 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
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VulDB Base Score: 5.4
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 44736
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1871-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64754
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1871-1 (wordpress)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wordpress 1.2

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03/18/2015 +1988 days 🔍
08/20/2021 +2347 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: 11765
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2854 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2854
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49472

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X-Force: 52946
Vulnerability Center: 23630 - Wordpress < 2.8.3 wp_admin Plugin Direct Request Remote Unauthorized Edits Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/20/2021 09:07
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (60), 02/15/2017 09:27 (7), 08/20/2021 09:04 (5), 08/20/2021 09:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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