CVE-2007-3140

Public Exploit

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc.php in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a parameter value in an XML RPC wp.suggestCategories methodCall, a different vector than CVE-2007-1897.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.32% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory openpkg.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.021.html	vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4039	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/25552	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2099	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/36321	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34746	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24344	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3140?: CVE-2007-3140 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3140?: To fix CVE-2007-3140, 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-2007-3140 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3140 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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