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medium 6.8

CVE-2007-0107 json

WordPress before 2.0.6, when mbstring is enabled for PHP, decodes alternate character sets after escaping the SQL query, which allows remot…

published 2007-01-09 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0111

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.7%
EPSS 11.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

WordPress before 2.0.6, when mbstring is enabled for PHP, decodes alternate character sets after escaping the SQL query, which allows remote attackers to bypass SQL injection protection schemes and execute arbitrary SQL commands via multibyte charsets, as demonstrated using UTF-7.

Patch / fix

  • wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0107

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-3095)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-3095 WordPress Core 2.0.5 - Trackback UTF-7 SQL Injection webapps, 2007-01-07
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21907 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Sources

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