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CVE-2007-0539

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 3.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-01-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects WordPress. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2007-0539
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.38%
WordPress

Original NVD 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.