Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 28, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-6767

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/WordPress2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.6.x
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.htmlnvdExploit
www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50384nvd

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