Description
The XML-RPC implementation (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress before 2.3.3, when registration is enabled, allows remote attackers to edit posts of other blog users via unknown vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wordpress | 2.3.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 2.3.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 2.3.3-1 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | wordpress | 2.0.10-1etch3 | DSA-1601-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1601-1 wordpress - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 1019316 vdb-entry
- http://wordpress.org/development/2008/02/wordpress-233/
- 28823 third-party-advisory
- 28920 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-0448 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-1559 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-1512 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431547
- 30960 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1601 vendor-advisory
- http://www.village-idiot.org/archives/2008/02/02/wordpress-232-exploit-confirmed/
- 27669 vdb-entry