Vulnerability in WordPress
CVE-2008-0664
The XML-RPC implementation (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress before 2.3.3, when registration is enabled, allows remote attackers to edit posts of other blog users via unknown vectors.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (88.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.9% 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 0.7, 0.71, 1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- wordpress.org/development/2008/02/wordpress-233/ (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/28823 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28920 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0448 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00416.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00349.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/30960 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1601 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0664?
- CVE-2008-0664 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under CWE-264. Published 2008-02-08.
- Is CVE-2008-0664 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.