CVE-2008-6767 in the critical feed json
wp-admin/upgrade.php in WordPress, probably 2.6.x, allows remote attackers to upgrade the application, and possibly cause a denial of servi…
published 2009-04-28 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6727
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.6%
- EPSS 4.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
wp-admin/upgrade.php in WordPress, probably 2.6.x, allows remote attackers to upgrade the application, and possibly cause a denial of service (application outage), via a direct request.
Patch / fix
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.8.3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6767
Exploit prediction
4.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html
mailing-list, exploit
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debian.org
/security/2009/dsa-1871
vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/50384
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-6767
- NVD CVE-2008-6767
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.