{"cve":"CVE-2009-2852","nvd":{"published":"2009-08-18T21:00:00.547","modified":"2026-06-16T23:10:21.643","status":"Modified","description":"WP-Syntax plugin 0.9.1 and earlier for Wordpress, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the test_filter[wp_head] array parameter to test/index.php, which is used in a call to the call_user_func_array function.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9431","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36040","http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2456","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52457","http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9431"],"products":["ryan.mcgeary:wp-syntax"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-2852","score":0.04805,"percentile":0.91955,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}