WordPress is a popular and powerful CMS (content management system) platform. Its popularity can bring unwanted attention in the form of malicious traffic specially targeted at a WordPress site. There ...

Because it was an outdated WordPress version (on an abandoned domain), even the xml-rpc may have been vulnerable to an attack. The xml-rpc in the most recent WordPress version, however, concerns me as ...

With a strong background in WordPress development, focusing on custom themes, plugins, and performance optimization, I’m committed to building efficient, scalable, and engaging websites. I’m actively ...

WordPress is a widely used platform, making it a prime target for attackers. Among the vulnerabilities often exploited is XML-RPC, a remote procedure call protocol that enables communication between ...

My mentor taught me about various WordPress-related vulnerabilities. That knowledge was the foundation. But then I started exploring deeper. Asking "what else can this do?" That's when I found it. A ...

The XML-RPC protocol was originally designed to simplify cross-platform communication between applications. However, recent security research has revealed that it can be exploited for IP disclosure ...

On Monday, Daniel Cid, the CTO of Sucuri, said in a blog post that his company recently mitigated a DDoS attack that leveraged more than 162,000 legitimate WordPress installations. The attack was ...

Plugin interference Some security plugins or firewalls may block access to XML-RPC. In this case, you need to review your plugin settings. WordPress version Using an older version of WordPress can ...

A botnet consisting of over 20,000 WordPress sites is being used to attack and infect other WordPress sites. Once compromised, these new sites are added to the botnet so that they too can be used to ...