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CVE-2008-6762

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-04-28 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-59

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.

Affected products

• WordPress: 2.6

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html
• http://osvdb.org/52213
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50382
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html
• http://osvdb.org/52213
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50382

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