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CVE-2007-0540

MediumPublished

WordPress allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption) via pingback service calls with a source URI that...

Published: Jan 29, 2007
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Jan 24, 2007

Primary CVSS

5.0/ 10Medium

nvd · CVSS 2.0

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

EPSS probability estimate

7.6%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 94.4%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

WordPress allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption) via pingback service calls with a source URI that corresponds to a file with a binary content type, which is downloaded even though it cannot contain usable pingback data.

Sources

WordPress Core 1.x/2.0.x - Pingback SourceURI Denial of Service / Information DisclosureExploit
Blake Matheny · php · Jan 24, 2007

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