Access Restriction Bypass Affecting wordpress package, versions <2.1.3-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.34% (72nd
percentile)
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- published 9 Apr 2007
- disclosed 9 Apr 2007
Introduced: 9 Apr 2007
CVE-2007-1893 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 2.1.3-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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."
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-1893
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285
- http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4091
- http://www.notsosecure.com/folder2/2007/04/03/wordpress-212-xmlrpc-security-issues/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24751
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25108
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33470
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