The (1) get_edit_post_link and (2) get_edit_comment_link functions in wp-includes/link-template.php in WordPress before 2.6.1 do not force SSL communication in the intended situations, which might allow remote attackers to gain administrative access by sniffing the network for a cookie.
An official patch is available. Apply the patch as soon as possible.
Patch StatusOfficial Patch
Change Log
| Date | Source | Changes | Score |
|---|
| 2026-07-21 | PoC | E: U→P | 0.0 → 0.0 |
| 2026-07-21 | nvd | patch: Unavailable→Official Patch | 0.0 → 0.0 |
| 2026-07-21 | cve.org | initial, patch: Unavailable | 0.0 |
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.6.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.6.2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.7 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.71 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.711 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.72 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.72-beta1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.72-beta2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0.72-rc1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.0.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2-beta |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.2.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.1.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 1.5.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.10 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.11 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.4 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.5 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.6 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.7 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.0.9 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.1.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.2.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3-beta3 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3-rc1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.1-rc1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.3.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.5 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.5.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 2.6 |
Published: 2008-08-27
