#VU42745 Input validation error in WordPress - CVE-2013-0235
Published: July 8, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42745
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0235
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
WordPress
WordPress
Software vendor:
WordPress.ORG
WordPress.ORG
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/918.html 'CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)'
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.