The wp_remote_fopen function in WordPress before 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption) via pingback service calls with a source URI that corresponds to a large file, which triggers a long download session without a timeout constraint.
Max CVSS
7.8
EPSS Score
1.14%
Published
2007-01-29
Updated
2018-10-16
WordPress allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bandwidth or thread consumption) via pingback service calls with a source URI that corresponds to a file with a binary content type, which is downloaded even though it cannot contain usable pingback data.
Max CVSS
5.0
EPSS Score
5.28%
Published
2007-01-29
Updated
2018-10-16
2 vulnerabilities found