CVE-2007-1893

xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated users with the contributor role to bypass intended access restrictions and invoke the publish_posts functionality, which can be used to "publish a previously saved post."

CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

4.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.4 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/24751	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25108	Vendor Advisory
http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4091
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285
http://www.notsosecure.com/folder2/2007/04/03/wordpress-212-xmlrpc-security-issues/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33470

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2007-04-09 20:19

Updated : 2017-07-29 01:31

NVD link : CVE-2007-1893

Mitre link : CVE-2007-1893

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-1893

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Products Affected

wordpress

wordpress

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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