WordPress <= 2.0 - Denial of Service Attacks - Patchstack

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WordPress <= 2.0 - Denial of Service Attacks

wordpress

Software

WordPress

Versions

<= 2.0

Disclosure date

2007-01-29

CVE

CVE-2007-0539

References

CVE Mitre

Credits

Blake Matheny

Classification

Denial of Service Attacks

OWASP Top 10

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Details

The wp_remote_fopen function allows the attackers to cause a denial of service attacks via pingback service calls.

Solution

Update the WordPress to the latest available version (at least 2.0.1).

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