WordPress Core < 3.5.1 - Server-Side Request Forgery

5.4
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CVE CVE-2013-0235
CVSS 5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published January 24, 2013
Last Updated January 22, 2024

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.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.5.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.5
Patched Version
  • 3.5.1

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