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)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 0.6.2, 0.6.2.1, 0.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4720
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3132 (vdb-entry)
- fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-214.shtml (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36576 (vdb-entry)
- wordpress.org/development/2007/09/wordpress-223/
- secunia.com/advisories/26771 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25639 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/26796 (third-party-advisory)
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.