WordPress.xmlrpc.php.system.multicall.Amplification.Attack

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This indicates an attack attempt against a Brute Force attack vulnerability in WordPress.
The vulnerability is caused by insufficient sanitizing of http requests via system.multicall method. It allows a remote attacker to gain admin password on vulnerable systems via brute force attacks.

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WordPress all version

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Information Disclosure: Remote attacker can gain sensitive information on vulnerable systems.

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

Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)

Version Updates

Date Version Status Detail
2020-04-28 15.829
Modified
Default_action:pass:drop
2020-04-22 15.826
New