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CVE-2007-1732

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

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-1732 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from wordpress organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-03-28T20:19:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wordpress	wordpress	2.1.2	Yes

References

http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities Product ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=117319839710382&w=2 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/33884 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24430 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24566 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities Product (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=117319839710382&w=2 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/33884 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24430 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24566 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For wordpress's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.