Is CVE-2007-1049 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-1049 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-1049?

CVE-2007-1049 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-1049?

CVE-2007-1049 has an EPSS score of 6.29% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1049?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 2.1.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-1049

MEDIUMEPSS 93th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp_explain_nonce function in the nonce AYS functionality (wp-includes/functions.php) for WordPress 2.0 before 2.0.9 and 2.1 before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter to wp-admin/templates.php, and possibly other vectors involving the action variable.

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:2.1.1-1CVE-2007-1049

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

6.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

trac.wordpress.org

Exploit1

downloads.securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory1

trac.wordpress.org

Other references7

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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.