CVE-2008-6762

N/A Unknown

Published: April 28, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

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 to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://osvdb.org/52213

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50382

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://osvdb.org/52213

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50382

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.3%

52th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

wordpress

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