CVE-2009-2853

Wordpress before 2.8.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a direct request to (1)...

10.0 HighFix available

Wordpress before 2.8.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a direct request to (1) admin-footer.php, (2) edit-category-form.php, (3) edit-form-advanced.php, (4) edit-form-comment.php, (5) edit-link-category-form.php, (6) edit-link-form.php, (7) edit-page-form.php, and (8) edit-tag-form.php in wp-admin/.

Exploit likelihood

4.71%Up 3.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2009-2853
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-2853
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-2843 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-2843
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpxx-3842-mjw3 No score

Wordpress before 2.8.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a direct request to (1)...

Record: GHSA-gpxx-3842-mjw3
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2009-2853
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-2853 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2853
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wordpress

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wordpress` Debian:12	before 2.8.3-1	2.8.3-1
`wordpress` Debian:13	before 2.8.3-1	2.8.3-1
`wordpress` Debian:14	before 2.8.3-1	2.8.3-1
`wordpress` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 2.0.10-1etch4, plus listed versions 2.0.10-12.0.10-1etch12.0.10-1etch22.0.10-1etch32.0.10-1~bpo.12.0.9-1	2.0.10-1etch4
`wordpress` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 2.5.1-11+lenny1, plus listed versions 2.5.1-11	2.5.1-11+lenny1
`wordpress` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 2.0.10-1etch5, plus listed versions 2.0.10-12.0.10-1etch12.0.10-1etch22.0.10-1etch32.0.10-1etch42.0.10-1~bpo.12.0.9-1	2.0.10-1etch5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-2853 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Wordpress, published August 18, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.71%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in wordpress 2.8.3-1.