CSRF in Wordpress

CVE-2007-4893

wp-admin/admin-functions.php in Wordpress before 2.2.3 and Wordpress multi-user (MU) before 1.2.5a does not properly verify the unfiltered_html privilege, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via modified data to (1) post.php or (2) page.php with a no_filter field.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.015 (72.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wordpress — versions 0.6.2, 0.6.2.1, 0.7
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4893?
CVE-2007-4893 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2007-09-14.
Is CVE-2007-4893 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.