CVE-2013-0235

The XMLRPC API in WordPress before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to send HTTP requests to...

6.4 MediumFix available

The XMLRPC API in WordPress before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to send HTTP requests to intranet servers, and conduct port-scanning attacks, by specifying a crafted source URL for a pingback, related to a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) issue.

Exploit likelihood

29.6%Down 7.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.4

Record: CVE-2013-0235
CVSS 2.0: 6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-0235
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-0268 No score

Record: EUVD-2013-0268
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9g4-hjrv-3hqw No score

The XMLRPC API in WordPress before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to send HTTP requests to...

Record: GHSA-h9g4-hjrv-3hqw
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2013-0235
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-0235 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0235
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wordpress

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wordpress` Debian:12	before 3.5.1+dfsg-1	3.5.1+dfsg-1
`wordpress` Debian:13	before 3.5.1+dfsg-1	3.5.1+dfsg-1
`wordpress` Debian:14	before 3.5.1+dfsg-1	3.5.1+dfsg-1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Wordpress Pingback Locator

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-0235 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Wordpress, published July 8, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.6%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 3.5.1+dfsg-1.