Vulnerability in WordPress
CVE-2007-3543
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in WordPress before 2.2.1 and WordPress MU before 1.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code by making a post that specifies a .php filename in the _wp_attached_file metadata field; and then sending this file's content, along with its post_ID value, to (1) wp-app.php or (2) app.php.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/25794 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24642 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/37295 (vdb-entry)
- www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-advisory.html
- trac.mu.wordpress.org/changeset/1005
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-3543?
- CVE-2007-3543 is a vulnerability in WordPress. Published 2007-07-03.
- Is CVE-2007-3543 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.