WordPress.xmlrpc.Pingback.DoS

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This indicates an attack attempt against a Denial of Service vulnerability in WordPress.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles http requests for pingback calls. It allows a remote attacker to crash vulnerable systems via crafted http requests.

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WordPress all version

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Denial of Service: Remote attacker can crash vulnerable systems.

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Currently we are unaware of any vendor supplied patch for this issue.

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Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)