[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58367: BUG REPORT XML Attacker

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#58367: BUG REPORT XML Attacker
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 Reporter:  lakarprana    |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  critical      |   Keywords:  needs-testing
  Focuses:                |
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 Hi admin,
 Lets me introduce, my name is lakar prana
 From indonesia
 I'm here to report that I've found a bug on the wordpress.org site vuln :
 wordpress.org/xmlrpc.php
 impact : DDoS attack. Hackers will use WordPress' pingback feature to send
 pingbacks to thousands of sites in an instant.

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