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
Published Jan 9, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.42%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.42% (0.11421) | 95.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 7.59% (0.07588) | 94.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.36% (0.07357) | 93.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 6.94% (0.06942) | 91.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 8.42% (0.08416) | 92.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.44% (0.06443) | 90.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00712) | 56.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.06% (0.06062) | 90.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00741) | 81.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00539) | 76.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 75.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 73.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 70.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00670) | 77.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00686) | 76.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.39% (0.04386) | 88.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.39% (0.04386) | 86.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.39% (0.04386) | 70.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://osvdb.org/31579 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23595 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23741 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2112 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://wordpress.org/development/2007/01/wordpress-206/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_022007.141.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456049/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21907 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0061 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31297 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.