Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in (1) wp-app.php and (2) app.php in WordPress 2.2.1 and WordPress MU 1.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via unspecified vectors, possibly related to the wp_postmeta table and the use of custom fields in normal (non-attachment) posts. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3543.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3544 is rated Moderate Risk (52.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.77%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.23% | 1.77% | +0.54% |
| 2 | 2026-02-20 | 1.08% | 1.23% | +0.15% |
| 3 | 2025-12-28 | — | 1.08% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2007-3544 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (wordpress), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3544 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2007-3544 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wordpress), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 3, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-3544 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | <= 2.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wordpress | wordpress_mu | <= 1.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress_mu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |