CVE-2007-0540

Description

WordPress allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption) via pingback service calls with a source URI that corresponds to a file with a binary content type, which is downloaded even though it cannot contain usable pingback data.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.48% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30013	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458003/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1564	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457996/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2191	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0540?: CVE-2007-0540 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0540?: To fix CVE-2007-0540, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0540 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-0540 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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