PT-2007-1999 · WordPress · Wordpress

Blake Matheny · Published 2007-01-29 · Updated 2018-10-16 · CVE-2007-0539

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress versions prior to 2.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, consuming bandwidth or threads, by exploiting the wp remote fopen function through pingback service calls. This is achieved by using a source URI that corresponds to a large file, triggering a long download session without any timeout constraint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.1, consider updating to a version that includes a fix for this issue, as the wp remote fopen function's behavior in these versions can lead to denial of service. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting or disabling the pingback service to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-0539

DTSA-33-1

Affected Products

Wordpress

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0539 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-0539 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0539 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0539 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/458003/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2191 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/457996/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0539 · Note