MEDIUM
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
Published Apr 9, 2007
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.17%
Description
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.
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.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
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.
7.17% 0.07167
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07167
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.17% (0.07167) | 94.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.17% (0.07167) | 93.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 3, 2026 | 5.00% (0.05002) | 89.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.33% (0.02331) | 83.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.84% (0.00842) | 60.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.33% (0.02331) | 83.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.31% (0.01310) | 86.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 1.31% (0.01310) | 86.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 1.49% (0.01490) | 86.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 2.10% (0.02098) | 88.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 2.11% (0.02110) | 87.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01301) | 83.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 71.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.80% (0.02800) | 83.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.80% (0.02800) | 81.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.80% (0.02800) | 63.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- 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_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23294 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3656 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| 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_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23294 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3656 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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-2007-1897
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a