CVE-2007-3543

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    CVE-2007-3543

    Published: 3 Jul 2007Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in WordPress before 2.2.1 and WordPress MU before 1.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code by making a post that specifies a .php filename in the _wp_attached_file metadata field; and then sending this file's content, along with its post_ID value, to (1) wp-app.php or (2) app.php.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/25794, http://www.buayacorp.com/files/wordpress/wordpress-advisory.html, http://osvdb.org/37295, http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/changeset/1005, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24642

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High