WordPress 'xmlrpc.php' pingback.ping Server-Side Request Forgery

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64453

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a server-side request forgery vulnerability.

Description

The WordPress install hosted on the remote web server is affected by a server-side request forgery vulnerability because the 'pingback.ping' method used in 'xmlrpc.php' fails to properly validate source URIs (Uniform Resource Identifiers). A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to disclose sensitive information and conduct remote port scanning against a remote host.

Solution

Upgrade to WordPress 3.5.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64453

File Name: wordpress_xmlrpc_pingback_request_forgery.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/4/2013

Updated: 5/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-0235

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress

Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0235

BID: 57554

Detections

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