MEDIUM
xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated users with the contributor role to bypass intended access restrictions and invoke the publish_posts functionality, which can be used to "publish a previously saved post."
Published Apr 9, 2007
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.17%
Description
xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated users with the contributor role to bypass intended access restrictions and invoke the publish_posts functionality, which can be used to "publish a previously saved post."
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.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Adjacent
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.17% 0.01165
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01165
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01165) | 66.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01165) | 63.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00170) | 34.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 1.41% (0.01409) | 76.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00170) | 35.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 72.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 71.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00448) | 74.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 72.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00246) | 63.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 63.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 61.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00206) | 56.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 67.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 64.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 41.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24751 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25108 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4091 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.notsosecure.com/folder2/2007/04/03/wordpress-212-xmlrpc-security-issues/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33470 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24751 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25108 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4091 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.notsosecure.com/folder2/2007/04/03/wordpress-212-xmlrpc-security-issues/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33470 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 9, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 9, 2007
Link CVE-2007-1893
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a