CVE-2007-0539

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.8/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 29, 2007
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2007-0539: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix