SQL Injection in WordPress
CVE-2007-4894
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Wordpress before 2.2.3 and Wordpress multi-user (MU) before 1.2.5a allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the post_type parameter to the pingback.extensions.getPingbacks method in the XMLRPC interface, and other unspecified parameters related to "early database escaping" and missing validation of "query string like parameters."
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · 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
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3132 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36578 (vdb-entry)
- www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-sql-injection-advisory.html
- fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-214.shtml (vendor-advisory)
- wordpress.org/development/2007/09/wordpress-223/ (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/26771 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4770
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/26796 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4894?
- CVE-2007-4894 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under SQL Injection. Published 2007-09-14.
- Is CVE-2007-4894 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.