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CVE-2007-63181 exploit

SQL injection vulnerability in wp-includes/query.php in WordPress 2.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL comman…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.2%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

SQL injection vulnerability in wp-includes/query.php in WordPress 2.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the s parameter, when DB_CHARSET is set to (1) Big5, (2) GBK, or possibly other character set encodings that support a "\" in a multibyte character.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

9.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-4721 WordPress Core 2.3.1 - Charset SQL Injection · webapps · 2007-12-11

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
Technology feeds
WordPress (RSS, critical only)

References

  • abelcheung.org /advisory/20071210-wordpress-charset.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00098.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1019071 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-December/058999.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/28005 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/26795 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/484828/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/4172 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/28310 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00079.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3433 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/38959 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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