CVE-2007-0540
WordPress Core 1.x/2.0.x - Pingback SourceURI Denial of Service / Information Disclosure
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
WordPress permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (agotamiento de ancho de banda o hilos) mediante llamadas al servicio de pingback con un URI origen que corresponde a un archivo con un tipo de contenido binario, que es descargado incluso aunque no puede contener datos de pingback utilizables.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2007-01-24 First Exploit
- 2007-01-29 CVE Reserved
- 2007-01-29 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30013 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2191 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457996/100/0/threaded | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458003/100/0/threaded | Mailing List |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29522 | 2007-01-24 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1564 | 2018-10-16 |