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GSA Bounty · Report #673384

xmlrpc.php file enabled - data.gov

Duplicatestatus
mediumseverity
10upvotes
19 Aug 2019disclosed

How it was found

Wordpress that have xmlrpc.php enabled for pingbacks, trackbacks, etc. can be made as a part of a huge botnet causing a major DDOS. this website www.data.gov has the xmlrpc.php file enabled.

Impact

This can be automated from multiple hosts and be used to cause a mass DDOS attack on the victim.

This report was disclosed publicly on HackerOne and belongs to its author and the program. See the original