Vulnerability in WordPress
CVE-2007-3140
SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc.php in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a parameter value in an XML RPC wp.suggestCategories methodCall, a different vector than CVE-2007-1897.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.073 (94.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.073 · newest: 0.073 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 2.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.021.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4039 (exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/25552 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2099 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/36321 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34746 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24344 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-3140?
- CVE-2007-3140 is a vulnerability in WordPress. Published 2007-06-08.
- Is CVE-2007-3140 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.