fkie_cve-2007-1893
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2007-04-09 20:19
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/24751Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/25108Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4091
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.notsosecure.com/folder2/2007/04/03/wordpress-212-xmlrpc-security-issues/
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33470
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/24751Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25108Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4091
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.notsosecure.com/folder2/2007/04/03/wordpress-212-xmlrpc-security-issues/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33470
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wordpress wordpress *


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    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "753F96B5-66E1-4E56-AE76-6890EDBF0652",
              "versionEndIncluding": "2.1.2",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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.\""
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) en WordPress versi\u00f3n 2.1.2, y probablemente anteriores, permite a usuarios autenticados remotos con el rol de colaborador omitir las restricciones de acceso previstas e invocar la funcionalidad publish_posts, que puede ser usada para \"publish a previously saved post\u201d."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2007-1893",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
          "authentication": "SINGLE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 4.9,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 4.4,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": true,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2007-04-09T20:19:00.000",
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    {
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    },
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    },
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    {
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    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-264"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}


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