CVE-2007-0539

Published: Jan 29, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

The wp_remote_fopen function in WordPress before 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption) via pingback service calls with a source URI that corresponds to a large file, which triggers a long download session without a timeout constraint.

Affected (1)

Products: Wordpress: Wordpress

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wordpress Wordpress	Up to 2.0

References (6)

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2191

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457996/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458003/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2191

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457996/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458003/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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