CVE-2008-6762: WordPress

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 WordPress: version 2.6 only

Published 2009-04-28. Last modified 2026-06-16.