WordPress Pingback Source URI Denial of Service and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (0.6.2 - 2.1.3)

  1. Web Vulnerabilities
  2. WordPress Pingback Source URI Denial of Service and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (0.6.2 - 2.1.3)
Description
  • WordPress is prone to multiple vulnerabilities, including Denial of Service and information disclosure vulnerabilities. Attackers can exploit these issues to consume memory and bandwidth resources, thus denying service to legitimate users or to gain information that may aid in further attacks. WordPress versions prior to 2.1 are vulnerable.
Remediation
  • Update to WordPress version 3.6 or latest
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