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 (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-12/0226.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/52213
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50382
Scores
EPSS
0.0029
EPSS Percentile
52.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
wordpress/wordpress
2.6
Published
Apr 28, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026