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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-3140 · published 8 June 2007

CVE-2007-3140: Wordpress vulnerability

Wordpress · Wordpress

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.

6.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.3% · top 5.8%
6.5CVSS 2.0 base score
7.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/36321
http://secunia.com/advisories/25552 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.021.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24344
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2099
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34746
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4039
http://osvdb.org/36321
http://secunia.com/advisories/25552 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.021.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24344
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2099
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34746
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4039

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-3140), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.