Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 29, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-0539

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.

Affected products

WordPress/WordPress2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0
- (no CPE)range: <2.1
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/2191nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457996/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458003/100/0/threadednvd

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