CVE-2007-1893

Publication date 9 April 2007

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

xmlrpc (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress 2.1.2, and probably earlier, allows remote authenticated users with the contributor role to bypass intended access restrictions and invoke the publish_posts functionality, which can be used to "publish a previously saved post."

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wordpress 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

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