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title: "CVE-2007-1732\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2007-1732

Publication date 28 March 2007

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an mt import in
wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress 2.1.2 allows remote authenticated
administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the demo
parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the
details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: another
researcher disputes this issue, stating that this is legitimate
functionality for administrators. However, it has been patched by at least
one vendor

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-1732?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| wordpress | 9.10 karmic | Ignored |
| 9.04 jaunty | Ignored |
| 8.10 intrepid | Ignored |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 6.10 edgy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [fujitsu](https://launchpad.net/~fujitsu)

Administrators can post HTML. Terrible.

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

disputed. Let's ignore

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1732)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1732)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2007-1732)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-1732)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1732>