CVE-2007-1244

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the AdminPanel in WordPress 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to perform privileged actions as administrators, as demonstrated using the delete action in wp-admin/post.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and steal cookies via the post parameter.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.38% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32703	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0583.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461351/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22735	patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/24566	third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/33787	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xml	vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/33788	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1244?: CVE-2007-1244 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1244?: To fix CVE-2007-1244, 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-2007-1244 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1244 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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