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CVE-2008-6767

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-04-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• WordPress: 2.6

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50384
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50384

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