CVE-2007-1893

WordPress Core < 2.1.3 - Authorization Bypass

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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."

xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) en WordPress versión 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”.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-04-03 CVE Published
2007-04-09 CVE Reserved
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-285: Improper Authorization

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4091	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.notsosecure.com/folder2/2007/04/03/wordpress-212-xmlrpc-security-issues	X_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33470	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/24751	2017-07-29

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/25108	2017-07-29
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285	2017-07-29
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245	2017-07-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress"		Wordpress Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress"				<= 2.1.2 Search vendor "Wordpress" for product "Wordpress" and version " <= 2.1.2"		-		Affected