CVE-2008-0664

NameCVE-2008-0664
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1601-1
Debian Bugs464170

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wordpress (PTS)bullseye, bullseye (security)5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie6.6.1+dfsg1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libwordpress-xmlrpc-perlsource(unstable)(unfixed)
wordpresssourceetch2.0.10-1etch3DSA-1601-1
wordpresssource(unstable)2.3.3-1medium464170

Notes

[etch] - wordpress <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)
The blog has to provide user accounts
A crafted XML-RPC request referring to a valid user can exploit this
This is specific to wordpress' implementation of xmlrpc.php, which is
not included in any other packages.

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