CVE-2008-6762

Published Apr 28, 2009

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.3
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "B017F95A-90F8-4DE4-B74F-ABB712F32987"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References