CVE-2008-0664

Description

The XML-RPC implementation (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress before 2.3.3, when registration is enabled, allows remote attackers to edit posts of other blog users via unknown vectors.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.84% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019316 vdb entry
http://wordpress.org/development/2008/02/wordpress-233/ patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/28823 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28920 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0448 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00416.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00349.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431547
http://secunia.com/advisories/30960 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1601 vendor advisory
http://www.village-idiot.org/archives/2008/02/02/wordpress-232-exploit-confirmed/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27669 vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0664?
CVE-2008-0664 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0664?
To fix CVE-2008-0664, 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-2008-0664 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0664 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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