WordPress Core < 2.1.3 - SQL Injection

8.8
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2007-1897
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published April 3, 2007
Last Updated December 5, 2022

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a string parameter value in an XML RPC mt.setPostCategories method call, related to the post_id variable.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.1.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.1.3
Patched Version
  • 2.1.3

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