CVE-2008-6767 describes a critical vulnerability in WordPress, likely versions 2.6.x, where a direct request to wp-admin/upgrade.php allows unauthenticated remote attackers to initiate an application upgrade. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially leading to a denial of service. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.