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
Published Jul 8, 2013
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 29.57%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.5.0
- 0.71
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.1
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5
- 1.3
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.1.1
- 1.5.1.2
- 1.5.1.3
- 1.5.2
- 1.6.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.11
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.6
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.5
- 2.7
- 2.7.1
- 2.8
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.5.1
- 2.8.5.2
- 2.8.6
- 2.9
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.1.1
- 2.9.2
- 3.3
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.3.3
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 29.57% (0.29565) | 98.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 28.86% (0.28857) | 97.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 58.36% (0.58360) | 98.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 64.68% (0.64683) | 98.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 63.52% (0.63519) | 98.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 3, 2025 | 64.68% (0.64683) | 98.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 58.36% (0.58360) | 98.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 62.45% (0.62451) | 97.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 58.36% (0.58360) | 98.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 62.45% (0.62451) | 98.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 58.36% (0.58360) | 97.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 8.55% (0.08550) | 94.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.39% (0.03387) | 91.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 3.95% (0.03951) | 92.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 14.16% (0.14163) | 95.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 13.01% (0.13008) | 95.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 11.32% (0.11322) | 95.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 9.99% (0.09992) | 94.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 3.51% (0.03513) | 90.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.21% (0.04215) | 90.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 36.55% (0.36555) | 97.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 36.55% (0.36555) | 97.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/23330 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/01/wordpress-3-5-1/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.acunetix.com/blog/web-security-zone/wordpress-pingback-vulnerability/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=904120 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/23330 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://wordpress.org/news/2013/01/wordpress-3-5-1/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.acunetix.com/blog/web-security-zone/wordpress-pingback-vulnerability/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=904120 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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