CVE-2007-0540 json
WordPress allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption) via pingback service calls with a source U…
published 2007-01-29 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0538
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.6%
- EPSS 7.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.1.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0540
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-29522)
- Published
Exploit prediction
7.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-29522 WordPress Core 1.x/2.0.x - Pingback SourceURI Denial of Service / Information Disclosure webapps, 2007-01-24
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
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debian.org
/security/2008/dsa-1564
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/30013
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/458003/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/457996/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/2191
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-0540
- NVD CVE-2007-0540
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