# CVE-2007-3140: SQL injection in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via XML-RPC in WordPress, potentially compromising database integrity and confidentiality.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Jun 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3140, GHSA-m425-pqwf-xvhx

## What is CVE-2007-3140?

CVE-2007-3140 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 8 Jun 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in xmlrpc.php in WordPress 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a parameter value in an XML RPC wp.suggestCategories methodCall, a different vector than CVE-2007-1897.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3140?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wordpress Wordpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-3140?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2007-3140 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-3140 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Core 2.2 - 'xmlrpc.php' SQL Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress

- [CVE-2026-63030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63030/): WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-87902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87902/): WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-60137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60137/): WordPress Core SQL Injection (medium 5.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-2399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2399/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2400/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-3140 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-3140 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 8 Jun 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-3140 exists.

Affected product: Wordpress Wordpress. 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-2007-3140/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3140/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3140
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3140
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3140

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3140/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.