CVE-2007-3140
published 2007-06-08CVE-2007-3140: SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc.php in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a parameter value in an XML…
PriorityP337medium6.5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuSCPIPAP
EXPLOIT
EPSS
7.32%
93.6th percentile
SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc.php in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a parameter value in an XML RPC wp.suggestCategories methodCall, a different vector than CVE-2007-1897.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wordpress | < wordpress 2.2.1-1 (bookworm) | wordpress 2.2.1-1 (bookworm) |
| wordpress | wordpress | — | — |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 2.2.1-1 | 2.2.1-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 2.2.1-1 | 2.2.1-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 2.2.1-1 | 2.2.1-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 2.2.1-1 | 2.2.1-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.06.5MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
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Debian
CVE-2007-3140: wordpress - SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc.php in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authent...
vendor_debian·2007·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2007-3140 [MEDIUM] CVE-2007-3140: wordpress - SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc.php in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authent...
SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc.php in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a parameter value in an XML RPC wp.suggestCategories methodCall, a different vector than CVE-2007-1897.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.2.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.2.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.2.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.2.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.2.1-1)
GHSA
GHSA-m425-pqwf-xvhx: SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2007-3140 [MEDIUM] GHSA-m425-pqwf-xvhx: SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc
SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc.php in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a parameter value in an XML RPC wp.suggestCategories methodCall, a different vector than CVE-2007-1897.
OSV
CVE-2007-3140: SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc
osv·2007-06-08·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2007-3140 [MEDIUM] CVE-2007-3140: SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc
SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc.php in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a parameter value in an XML RPC wp.suggestCategories methodCall, a different vector than CVE-2007-1897.
Suricata
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php SELECT
suricata·2010-07-30·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2007-3140 [MEDIUM] ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php SELECT
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php SELECT
Rule: alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php SELECT"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/xmlrpc.php?"; nocase; content:"SELECT"; nocase; pcre:"/SELECT.+FROM/i"; reference:cve,CVE-2007-3140; reference:url,www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4039; classtype:web-application-attack; sid:2004654; rev:8; metadata:affected_product Web_Server_Applications, affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2010_07_30, deployment Datacenter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag SQL_Injection, tag Wordpress, updated_at 2020_09_09, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name
Suricata
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php INSERT
suricata·2010-07-30·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2007-3140 [MEDIUM] ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php INSERT
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php INSERT
Rule: alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php INSERT"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/xmlrpc.php?"; nocase; content:"INSERT"; nocase; pcre:"/INSERT.+INTO/i"; reference:cve,CVE-2007-3140; reference:url,www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4039; classtype:web-application-attack; sid:2004656; rev:8; metadata:affected_product Web_Server_Applications, affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2010_07_30, deployment Datacenter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag SQL_Injection, tag Wordpress, updated_at 2020_09_09, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name
Suricata
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php ASCII
suricata·2010-07-30·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2007-3140 [MEDIUM] ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php ASCII
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php ASCII
Rule: alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php ASCII"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/xmlrpc.php?"; nocase; content:"SELECT"; nocase; pcre:"/ASCII\(.+SELECT/i"; reference:cve,CVE-2007-3140; reference:url,www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4039; classtype:web-application-attack; sid:2004658; rev:8; metadata:affected_product Web_Server_Applications, affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2010_07_30, deployment Datacenter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag SQL_Injection, tag Wordpress, updated_at 2020_09_09, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name
Suricata
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php UNION SELECT
suricata·2010-07-30·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2007-3140 [MEDIUM] ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php UNION SELECT
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php UNION SELECT
Rule: alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php UNION SELECT"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/xmlrpc.php?"; nocase; content:"UNION"; nocase; pcre:"/UNION\s+SELECT/i"; reference:cve,CVE-2007-3140; reference:url,www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4039; classtype:web-application-attack; sid:2004655; rev:8; metadata:affected_product Web_Server_Applications, affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2010_07_30, deployment Datacenter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag SQL_Injection, tag Wordpress, updated_at 2020_09_09, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre
Suricata
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php UPDATE
suricata·2010-07-30·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2007-3140 [MEDIUM] ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php UPDATE
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php UPDATE
Rule: alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php UPDATE"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/xmlrpc.php?"; nocase; content:"UPDATE"; nocase; pcre:"/UPDATE.+SET/i"; reference:cve,CVE-2007-3140; reference:url,www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4039; classtype:web-application-attack; sid:2004659; rev:8; metadata:affected_product Web_Server_Applications, affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2010_07_30, deployment Datacenter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag SQL_Injection, tag Wordpress, updated_at 2020_09_09, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name I
Suricata
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php DELETE
suricata·2010-07-30·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2007-3140 [MEDIUM] ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php DELETE
ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php DELETE
Rule: alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wordpress 2.2 SQL Injection Attempt -- xmlrpc.php DELETE"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/xmlrpc.php?"; nocase; content:"DELETE"; nocase; pcre:"/DELETE.+FROM/i"; reference:cve,CVE-2007-3140; reference:url,www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4039; classtype:web-application-attack; sid:2004657; rev:8; metadata:affected_product Web_Server_Applications, affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2010_07_30, deployment Datacenter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag SQL_Injection, tag Wordpress, updated_at 2020_09_09, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name
http://osvdb.org/36321http://secunia.com/advisories/25552http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.021.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24344http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2099https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34746https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4039http://osvdb.org/36321http://secunia.com/advisories/25552http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.021.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24344http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2099https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34746https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4039
2007-06-08
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