# CVE-2008-0664: The XML-RPC implementation (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress before 2.3.3, when registration is enabled, allows remote attackers to edit posts of ot

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-02-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The XML-RPC implementation (xmlrpc.php) in WordPress before 2.3.3, when registration is enabled, allows remote attackers to edit posts of other blog users via unknown vectors.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019316
- http://wordpress.org/development/2008/02/wordpress-233/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28823
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28920
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0448
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00416.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00349.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431547
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30960
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1601
- http://www.village-idiot.org/archives/2008/02/02/wordpress-232-exploit-confirmed/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27669

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