Unscored severity · published Jul 8, 2013
CVE-2013-0235
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…
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CVSS
29.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)29.6% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 3.5.0; 0.71; 1.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.1.1; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0235
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0235
codex.wordpress.org
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.1
Exploit
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/23330
wordpress.org
http://wordpress.org/news/2013/01/wordpress-3-5-1/
www.acunetix.com
http://www.acunetix.com/blog/web-security-zone/wordpress-pingback-vulnerability/
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=904120
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