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CVE-2007-1897

SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated

SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a string parameter value in an XML RPC mt.setPostCategories method call, related to the post_id variable.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.05002
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
wordpress<= 2.1.2
wordpressall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

4
webappsWordPress Core 2.1.2 - 'xmlrpc' SQL Injectionverified
pocwww.notsosecure.com · wordpress-212-xmlrpc-security-issueswww.notsosecure.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 23294www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 3656www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD09 Apr 2007 · 08:19 PM
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/24751PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25108Vendor Advisory
http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4091
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245Vendor Advisory
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