CVE-2007-1622

WordPress < 2.0.10 RC2 and < 2.1.3 RC2 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting via PATH_INFO

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-1622. PoCs published by Alexander Concha.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a proof-of-concept for a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress. It demonstrates how an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into a form submission to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's browser session.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/vars.php in WordPress before 2.0.10 RC2, and before 2.1.3 RC2 in the 2.1 series, allows remote authenticated users with theme privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO in the administration interface, related to loose regular expression processing of PHP_SELF.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Alexander Concha · htmlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29754

This is a proof-of-concept for a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress. It demonstrates how an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into a form submission to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's browser session.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress (version not specified, likely older versions)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to a WordPress admin session or ability to trick an admin into submitting the form
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1005
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-advisory.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23027
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25108
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24567
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285

Scores

EPSS 0.0578
EPSS Percentile 92.1%

Details

Status published
Products (14)
wordpress/wordpress 2.0
wordpress/wordpress 2.0.1
wordpress/wordpress 2.0.2
wordpress/wordpress 2.0.3
wordpress/wordpress 2.0.4
wordpress/wordpress 2.0.5
wordpress/wordpress 2.0.6
wordpress/wordpress 2.0.7
wordpress/wordpress 2.0.10
wordpress/wordpress 2.0.10_rc1
... and 4 more
Published Mar 23, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026