HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2007-1732
LOW

CVE-2007-1732

CWE-79Published: March 28, 2007· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

3.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an mt import in wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress 2.1.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the demo parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: another researcher disputes this issue, stating that this is legitimate functionality for administrators. However, it has been patched by at least one vendor

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2007-1732 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-79): Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityM
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityP
AvailabilityNone
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

WordPress1 product(s)
wordpress
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
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GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
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Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24430
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24566
ADVISORYhttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xml
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24430
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24566
ADVISORYhttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xml

All References (12)

→
http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_CapabilitiesProduct
→
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=117319839710382&w=2Mailing List
→
http://osvdb.org/33884Broken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/24430Permissions Required · Third Party Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/24566Permissions Required · Third Party Advisory
→
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xmlThird Party Advisory
→
http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_CapabilitiesProduct
→
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=117319839710382&w=2Mailing List
→
http://osvdb.org/33884Broken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/24430Permissions Required · Third Party Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/24566Permissions Required · Third Party Advisory
→
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-23.xmlThird Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2007-1732
CVSS Score3.5 / 10
SeverityLOW
WeaknessCWE-79
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedMar 28, 2007

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2007-1732 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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