CVE-2007-1893

WordPress < 2.1.2 - Authenticated Post Publishing Privilege Escalation via XML-RPC

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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."

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25108
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33470
Product x_refsource_confirm
http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4091
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24751
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285

Scores

EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 46.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
wordpress/wordpress < 2.1.2
Published Apr 09, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026