[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #4137: Pingback Denial of Service possibility

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#4137: Pingback Denial of Service possibility
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 Reporter:  foobarwp12    |       Owner:  pishmishy
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  low           |   Milestone:
Component:  Security      |     Version:
 Severity:  minor         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion   |
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Changes (by wycks):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * severity:  normal => minor
 * cc: bob.ellison@… (added)
 * version:  2.1.3 =>
 * keywords:  2nd-opinion needs-testing => 2nd-opinion
 * resolution:  wontfix =>


Comment:

 This might be worth looking into again as there is now a ready made script
 taking advantage of the Pingback API that will most likely be bundled for
 the script kiddie's.

 https://github.com/FireFart/WordpressPingbackPortScanner

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