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medium 6.5

CVE-2007-1897 json

SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated users to execute a…

published 2007-04-09 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1891

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.4%
EPSS 7.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a string parameter value in an XML RPC mt.setPostCategories method call, related to the post_id variable.

Patch / fix

  • wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.1.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1897

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-3656)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-3656 WordPress Core 2.1.2 - 'xmlrpc' SQL Injection webapps, 2007-04-03
  • notsosecure.com http://www.notsosecure.com/folder2/2007/04/03/wordpress-212-xmlrpc-security-issues/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23294 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
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References

Sources

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