CVE-2007-0540
WordPress allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption)...
WordPress 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 file with a binary content type, which is downloaded even though it cannot contain usable pingback data.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
WordPress 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 file with a binary content type, which is downloaded even though it cannot contain usable pingback data.
- Record
CVE-2007-0540- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
WordPress 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 file with a binary content type, which is downloaded even though it cannot contain usable pingback data.
- Record
CVE-2007-0540- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0538 No score
WordPress 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 file with a binary content type, which is downloaded even though it cannot contain usable pingback data.
- Record
EUVD-2007-0538- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9xf3-qrpw-5fjc No score
WordPress allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption)...
WordPress 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 file with a binary content type, which is downloaded even though it cannot contain usable pingback data.
- Record
GHSA-9xf3-qrpw-5fjc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
WordPress 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 file with a binary content type, which is downloaded even though it cannot contain usable pingback data.
- Record
CVE-2007-0540- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-0540 No score
WordPress 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 file with a binary content type, which is downloaded even though it cannot contain usable pingback data.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0540- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wordpressDebian:12 |
before 2.1.0-1 | 2.1.0-1 |
wordpressDebian:13 |
before 2.1.0-1 | 2.1.0-1 |
wordpressDebian:14 |
before 2.1.0-1 | 2.1.0-1 |
wordpressDebian:4.0 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.0.10-1etch2, plus listed versions 2.0.10-12.0.10-1etch12.0.10-1~bpo.12.0.9-1 |
2.0.10-1etch2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Core 1.x/2.0.x - Pingback SourceURI Denial of Service / Information Disclosure | 2007-01-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-0540 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wordpress, published January 29, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.65%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 2.1.0-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/30013
securityfocus.com/archive/1/458003/100/0/threaded
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1564
securityreason.com/securityalert/2191
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0540
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xf3-qrpw-5fjc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-0540