Is CVE-2007-0540 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-0540 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-0540?

CVE-2007-0540 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-0540?

CVE-2007-0540 has an EPSS score of 7.23% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0540?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 2.1.0-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-0540

MEDIUMEPSS 94th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

WordPress 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 file with a binary content type, which is downloaded even though it cannot contain usable pingback data.

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:2.1.0-1CVE-2007-0540

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

7.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.