FKIE_CVE-2007-1893

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-04-09 20:19 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:38
Severity
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/24751Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/25108Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4091
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.notsosecure.com/folder2/2007/04/03/wordpress-212-xmlrpc-security-issues/
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33470
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/24751Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25108Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4091
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.notsosecure.com/folder2/2007/04/03/wordpress-212-xmlrpc-security-issues/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1245Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33470
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wordpress wordpress *
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  "id": "CVE-2007-1893",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:38:31.120",
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