xmlrpc.php file enabled - data.gov
Medium
Vulnerability Details
Wordpress that have xmlrpc.php enabled for pingbacks, trackbacks, etc. can be made as a part of a huge botnet causing a major DDOS. this website www.data.gov has the xmlrpc.php file enabled.
## Impact
This can be automated from multiple hosts and be used to cause a mass DDOS attack on the victim.
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- Report ID: 673384
- State: Closed
- Substate: duplicate
- Upvotes: 10