WordPress core
CVE-2007-0539
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.
- Severity
- High 7.8
- Published
- 29 Jan 2007
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 17 Oct 2026
- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
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WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress |
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