CVE-2008-6762

medium

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.

References

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

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2008-6722

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

http://osvdb.org/52213

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-04-28

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N