CVE-2007-2714 Unspecified vulnerability in akismet.php in Matt Mullenweg Akismet before 2.0.2, a WordPress plugin, has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-2714 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2007-2714 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2007.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2714 exists.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2714/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2714/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-2714?
CVE-2007-2714 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2007.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in akismet.php in Matt Mullenweg Akismet before 2.0.2, a WordPress plugin, has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2714?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Matt Mullenweg Akismet.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2714?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2007-2714 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2714 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2714, GHSA-4m39-5qw8-66hm.