Description
The XMLRPC API in WordPress before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to send HTTP requests to intranet servers, and conduct port-scanning attacks, by specifying a crafted source URL for a pingback, related to a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) issue.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.4/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.1
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/23330Exploit, Patch
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/01/wordpress-3-5-1/
- http://www.acunetix.com/blog/web-security-zone/wordpress-pingback-vulnerability/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=904120
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.1
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/23330Exploit, Patch
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/01/wordpress-3-5-1/
- http://www.acunetix.com/blog/web-security-zone/wordpress-pingback-vulnerability/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=904120
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 8, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified