Stop XML-RPC Attacks
Stop XML-RPC Attacks protects your WordPress site from XML-RPC brute force attacks, DDoS attempts, and reconnaissance probes while maintaining compatibility with essential services like Jetpack and WooCommerce. Features: Three security modes: Full Disable, Guest Disable, or Selective Blocking Blocks dangerous methods: system.multicall, pingback.ping, and more Compatible with Jetpack and WooCommerce Optional user enumeration blocking Attack logging for monitoring Zero configuration required – works out of the box Clean, intuitive admin interface
XML-RPC Settings
XML-RPC Settings Configure XML-RPC methods to increase the security of your website: Build-in features could be used for malicious purposes and cannot be disabled by default. Disable GET access XML-RPC API only responds to POST requests. Direct GET access is not needed and can be used to fingerprint websites and use them as XML-RPC zombies in later attacks. Disable system.multicall system.multicall method can be misused for amplification attacks. Disable system.listMethods system.listMethods method can be used for verifying attack scope. Prevent malicious actors from enumerating usernames and credentials. Disable authenticated methods Methods requiring authentication, such as wp.getUsersBlogs, are often used to brute-force your passwords. Pingbacks are a helpful feature to discover back-links to your posts but can be misused for DDoS attacks or allow fingerprinting your WP version. Disable pingbacks Pingbacks are generally safe, but are often used for DDoS attacks via system.multicall. Remove X-Pingback header If you decide to disable pingbacks, it’s a good practice to remove the X-Pingback header return by your posts. Hide WordPress version when verifying pingbacks Pingbacks’ user-agent can reveal your exact WordPress version, even when hidden by other plugins. Hide WordPress version when sending pingbacks Pingbacks’ user-agent can reveal your exact WordPress version, even when hidden by other plugins. Unnecessary XML-RPC API, leave enabled if you are not sure. Disable Demo API Remove demo.sayHello and demo.addTwoNumbers methods, as they are not needed. Disable Blogger API WordPress supports the Blogger XML-RPC API methods. Disable MetaWeblog API WordPress supports the metaWeblog XML-RPC API. Disable MovableType API WordPress supports the MovableType XML-RPC API. If you are using some integrations or WP mobile applications, it might be a good idea to allow XML-RPC only to specific IPs. Allow XML-RPC only for IP comma separated eg. 192.168.10.242, 192.168.10.241 It is possible to hide a message between the allowed methods when system.listMethods is called (not recommended). Add message to XML-RPC methods We are hiring! Check jobs.yourdomains.com
