What is CVE-2007-2714?

CVE-2007-2714 is a vulnerability in Matt Mullenweg Akismet. Published 2007-05-16.

Is CVE-2007-2714 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Matt Mullenweg Akismet

CVE-2007-2714

Unspecified vulnerability in akismet.php in Matt Mullenweg Akismet before 2.0.2, a WordPress plugin, has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Published 2007-05-16 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.114 (95.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.112 · newest: 0.114 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Matt Mullenweg Akismet

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

osvdb.org/37290 (vdb-entry)
michaeldaw.org/alerts/alert-140507/
www.securityfocus.com/bid/23965 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
michaeldaw.org/alerts/alerts-140507-1/ (Patch)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34338 (vdb-entry)
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-May/062980.html (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-2714?: CVE-2007-2714 is a vulnerability in Matt Mullenweg Akismet. Published 2007-05-16.
Is CVE-2007-2714 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.