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high 7.8

CVE-2007-0539 json

The wp_remote_fopen function in WordPress before 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption)…

published 2007-01-29 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0537

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The wp_remote_fopen function in WordPress before 2.1 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 large file, which triggers a long download session without a timeout constraint.

Patch / fix

  • wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.1.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0539

Exploit prediction

3.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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