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CVE-2007-0539

The wp_remote_fopen function in WordPress before 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption)…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.6%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

The wp_remote_fopen function in WordPress before 2.1 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 large file, which triggers a long download session without a timeout constraint.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Technology feeds
WordPress (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/458003/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/457996/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/2191 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred

Sources

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