CVE-2007-1622
CVE-2007-1622 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 6% (92nd percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Wordpress
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/vars.php in WordPress before 2.0.10 RC2, and before 2.1.3 RC2 in the 2.1 series, allows remote authenticated users with theme privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO in the administration interface, related to loose regular expression processing of PHP_SELF.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-1622?
- Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/vars.php in WordPress before 2.0.10 RC2, and before 2.1.3 RC2 in the 2.1 series, allows remote authenticated users with theme privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO in the administration interface, related to loose regular expression processing of PHP_SELF.
- How severe is CVE-2007-1622?
- CVE-2007-1622 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2007-1622 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 6% (92nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2007-1622?
- CVE-2007-1622 primarily affects Wordpress. In total, 14 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2007-1622?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2007-1622 published?
- CVE-2007-1622 was published on 2007-03-23 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24567
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25108
- http://sla.ckers.org/forum/read.php?2%2C7935#msg-8006
- http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-advisory.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1285
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23027
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1005
Affected products (14)
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.1.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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