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8.5	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in Matt Mullenweg akismet up to 2.0.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file akismet.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in akismet.php in Matt Mullenweg Akismet before 2.0.2, a WordPress plugin, has unknown impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was shared 05/14/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at michaeldaw.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-2714 since 05/15/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/15/2017).

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:akismet.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (34338).

Productinfo

Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• Matt Mullenweg

Name

• akismet

Version

• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
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unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Download: 🔍
Google Hack: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
Today	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: akismet 2.0.2

Timelineinfo

05/14/2007 🔍
05/14/2007 +0 days 🔍
05/15/2007 +0 days 🔍
05/16/2007 +1 days 🔍
05/21/2007 +5 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2852 days 🔍
10/15/2017 +947 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: michaeldaw.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2714 (🔍)
X-Force: 34338 - Akismet plugin for Wordpress unspecified
SecurityFocus: 23965 - WordPress Akismet Plugin Unspecified Vulnerability
OSVDB: 37290 - Akismet for WordPress akismet.php Unspecified Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 02:56 PM
Updated: 10/15/2017 11:23 AM
Changes: 03/13/2015 02:56 PM (54), 10/15/2017 11:23 AM (7)
Complete: 🔍

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