[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fORFq08CQXOD_nyX2Z6iRU1G9F1aUtuiGz1wcekw4U6A":3},{"slug":4,"name":5,"version":6,"author":7,"author_profile":8,"description":9,"short_description":10,"active_installs":11,"downloaded":12,"rating":13,"num_ratings":13,"last_updated":14,"tested_up_to":15,"requires_at_least":16,"requires_php":16,"tags":17,"homepage":20,"download_link":21,"security_score":22,"vuln_count":13,"unpatched_count":13,"last_vuln_date":23,"fetched_at":24,"vulnerabilities":25,"developer":26,"crawl_stats":23,"alternatives":33,"analysis":136,"fingerprints":161},"deactivate-xml-rpc-service","Deactivate XML-RPC Service","1.0.4","DeveloperWil","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fdeveloperwil\u002F","\u003Cp>Completely disables the XML-RPC API which was introduced in WordPress 3.5 and above which lets remote clients post, upload and edit content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notes:\u003Cbr \u002F>\nIf you are using the WordPress smart phone app or the Jetpack plugin, please note that they need this service enabled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you activate this plugin your WordPress phone app will not be able to connect to your site and Jetpack will not be able to connect to wordpress.com where site visitor data (and other stuff) is stored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other plugins and services that use the XML-RPC API will also not function properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Plugin Page\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fzeropointdevelopment.com\u002Fwordpress-plugins\u002Fdeactivate-xml-rpc-service-wordpress-plugin\u002F\" title=\"Deactivate XML-RPC Service WordPress Plugin\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Deactivate XML-RPC\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Disables the XMP-RPC API service introduced in WordPress 3.5 and above.",100,4059,0,"2024-07-04T01:32:00.000Z","6.6.5","5.6",[18,19],"xml-rpc","xmlrpc","https:\u002F\u002Fzeropointdevelopment.com\u002Fwordpress-plugins\u002Fdeactivate-xml-rpc-service-wordpress-plugin\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fdeactivate-xml-rpc-service.1.0.4.zip",92,null,"2026-03-15T15:16:48.613Z",[],{"slug":27,"display_name":7,"profile_url":8,"plugin_count":28,"total_installs":29,"avg_security_score":22,"avg_patch_time_days":30,"trust_score":31,"computed_at":32},"developerwil",5,3400,30,88,"2026-04-04T13:58:41.874Z",[34,57,78,100,120],{"slug":35,"name":36,"version":37,"author":38,"author_profile":39,"description":40,"short_description":41,"active_installs":42,"downloaded":43,"rating":44,"num_ratings":45,"last_updated":46,"tested_up_to":47,"requires_at_least":48,"requires_php":49,"tags":50,"homepage":55,"download_link":56,"security_score":11,"vuln_count":13,"unpatched_count":13,"last_vuln_date":23,"fetched_at":24},"disable-xml-rpc-api","Disable XML-RPC-API","2.1.7","Amin Nazemi","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Faminnz\u002F","\u003Cp>Protect your website from xmlrpc brute-force attacks,DOS and DDOS attacks, this plugin disables the XML-RPC and trackbacks-pingbacks on your WordPress website.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>PLUGIN FEATURES\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n(These are options you can enable or disable each one)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Disable access to xmlrpc.php file using .httacess file \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Automatically change htaccess file permission to read-only (0444)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Disable X-pingback to minimize CPU usage \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Disable selected methods from XML-RPC\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Remove pingback-ping link from header\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Disable trackbacks and pingbacks to avoid spammers and hackers\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Rename XML-RPC slug to whatever you want\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Black list IPs for XML-RPC\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>White list IPs for XML-RPC\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Some options to speed-up your wordpress website\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Disable JSON REST API\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Hide WordPress Version\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Disable built-in WordPress file editor\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Disable wlw manifest\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>And some other options\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What is XMLRPC\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>XML-RPC, or XML Remote Procedure Call is a protocol which uses XML to encode its calls and HTTP as a transport mechanism.\u003Cbr \u002F>\nBeginning in WordPress 3.5, XML-RPC is enabled by default. Additionally, the option to disable\u002Fenable XML-RPC was removed. For various reasons, site owners may wish to disable this functionality. This plugin provides an easy way to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Why you should disable XML-RPC\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003Cem>Xmlrpc has two main weaknesses\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Brute force attacks:\u003Cbr \u002F>\nAttackers try to login to WordPress using xmlrpc.php with as many username\u002Fpassword combinations as they can enter. A method within xmlrpc.php allows the attacker to use a single command (system.multicall) to guess hundreds of passwords. Daniel Cid at Sucuri described it well in October 2015: “With only 3 or 4 HTTP requests, the attackers could try thousands of passwords, bypassing security tools that are designed to look and block brute force attempts.”\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Denial of Service Attacks via Pingback:\u003Cbr \u002F>\nBack in 2013, attackers sent Pingback requests through xmlrpc.php of approximately 2500 WordPress sites to “herd (these sites) into a voluntary botnet,” according to Gur Schatz at Incapsula. “This gives any attacker a virtually limitless set of IP addresses to Distribute a Denial of Service attack across a network of over 100 million WordPress sites, without having to compromise them.”\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n","A simple and lightweight plugin to disable XML-RPC API, X-Pingback and pingback-ping in WordPress 3.5+ for a faster and more secure website",100000,792973,82,42,"2026-02-04T06:54:00.000Z","6.9.4","5.0","",[51,52,53,54,19],"disable-xml-rpc","disable-xmlrpc","pingback","stop-brute-force-attacks","https:\u002F\u002Fneatma.com\u002Fdsxmlrpc-plugin\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fdisable-xml-rpc-api.zip",{"slug":58,"name":59,"version":60,"author":61,"author_profile":62,"description":63,"short_description":64,"active_installs":65,"downloaded":66,"rating":67,"num_ratings":68,"last_updated":69,"tested_up_to":70,"requires_at_least":71,"requires_php":16,"tags":72,"homepage":75,"download_link":76,"security_score":77,"vuln_count":13,"unpatched_count":13,"last_vuln_date":23,"fetched_at":24},"remove-xmlrpc-pingback-ping","Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback","1.6","cleverplugins","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fcleverplugins\u002F","\u003Cp>Prevent your WordPress site from participating and being a victim of pingback denial of service attacks. \u003Cstrong>After activation the plugin automatically disables XML-RPC. There’s no need to configure anything.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By disabling the XML-RPC pingback you’ll:\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* lower your server CPU usage\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* prevent malicious scripts from using your site to run pingback denial of service attacks\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* prevent malicious scripts to run denial of service attacks on your site via pingback\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From sucuri.net:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>Any WordPress site with Pingback enabled (which is on by default) can be used in DDOS attacks against other sites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Ch4>Learn More\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwptavern.com\u002Fhow-to-prevent-wordpress-from-participating-in-pingback-denial-of-service-attacks\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">How To Prevent WordPress From Participating In Pingback Denial of Service Attacks\u003C\u002Fa> – wptavern.com\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fblog.sucuri.net\u002F2014\u002F03\u002Fmore-than-162000-wordpress-sites-used-for-distributed-denial-of-service-attack.html\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">More Than 162,000 WordPress Sites Used for Distributed Denial of Service Attack\u003C\u002Fa> – sucuri.net\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhackguard.com\u002Fxmlrpc-php-ping-backs-hackers-denial-service-attacks\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">xmlrpc.php and Pingbacks and Denial of Service Attacks, Oh My!\u003C\u002Fa> – hackguard.com\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch4>Is Your Site Attacking Others?\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Use \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Flabs.sucuri.net\u002F?is-my-wordpress-ddosing\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Sucuri’s WordPress DDOS Scanner\u003C\u002Fa> to check if your site is DDOS’ing other websites\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Why Not Just Disable XMLRPC Altogether?\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Yes, you can choose to do that, but if you use popular plugins like JetPack (that use XMLRPC) then those plugins will stop working. That is why this small plugin exists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Prevent pingback, XML-RPC and denial of service DDOS attacks by disabling the XML-RPC pingback functionality.",9000,94267,60,6,"2023-07-24T23:03:00.000Z","6.3.8","5.2",[73,74,53,18,19],"disable-ping","ping","http:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fremove-xmlrpc-pingback-ping","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fremove-xmlrpc-pingback-ping.1.6.zip",85,{"slug":79,"name":80,"version":81,"author":82,"author_profile":83,"description":84,"short_description":85,"active_installs":86,"downloaded":87,"rating":67,"num_ratings":88,"last_updated":89,"tested_up_to":90,"requires_at_least":91,"requires_php":49,"tags":92,"homepage":98,"download_link":99,"security_score":22,"vuln_count":13,"unpatched_count":13,"last_vuln_date":23,"fetched_at":24},"manage-xml-rpc","Manage XML-RPC","1.0.2","brainvireinfo","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fbrainvireinfo\u002F","\u003Cp>You can now disable XML-RPC to avoid Brute force attack for given IPs or can even enable access for some IPs. XML-RPC on WordPress is actually an API that gives developers who build mobile apps, desktop apps and other services, the ability to talk to a WordPress site. The XML-RPC API that WordPress provides gives developers, a way to write applications (for you) that can do many of the things that you can do when logged into WordPress via the web interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Features\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Block XML-RPC by following way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Disable pingback.ping, pingback.extensions.getPingbacks and Unset X-Pingback from HTTP headers, that will block bots to access specified method.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Disable\u002FBlock XML-RPC for all users.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n","Enable\u002FDisable XML-RPC for all or based on IP list, also you can control pingback and Unset X-Pingback from HTTP headers.",6000,64108,4,"2024-12-02T07:10:00.000Z","6.7.5","4.0",[93,94,95,96,97],"block-xml-rpc","brute-force-attacks","security","xml-rpc-pingback","xmlrpc-php-attack","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.brainvire.com","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fmanage-xml-rpc.1.0.2.zip",{"slug":101,"name":102,"version":103,"author":104,"author_profile":105,"description":106,"short_description":107,"active_installs":108,"downloaded":109,"rating":11,"num_ratings":28,"last_updated":110,"tested_up_to":111,"requires_at_least":112,"requires_php":113,"tags":114,"homepage":118,"download_link":119,"security_score":11,"vuln_count":13,"unpatched_count":13,"last_vuln_date":23,"fetched_at":24},"simple-disable-xml-rpc","Simple Disable XML-RPC | Reduce Brute Force & DDOS Attacks","1.4.0","Delower Hossain","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fwpdelower\u002F","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Simple Disable XML-RPC\u003C\u002Fstrong> is a lightweight, powerful WordPress plugin that gives you complete control over your site’s XML-RPC functionality. Protect your WordPress site from brute force attacks, DDoS attempts, and other XML-RPC security vulnerabilities with just one click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>🔒 Why Disable XML-RPC?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>XML-RPC is a remote communication protocol that allows external applications to interact with your WordPress site. While useful for some services, it’s frequently exploited by attackers for:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Brute Force Attacks\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Automated password guessing attempts\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>DDoS Attacks\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Overwhelming your server with requests\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Resource Exhaustion\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Slowing down your website\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Pingback Vulnerabilities\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Exploiting pingback features\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>✨ Key Features\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>🎯 One-Click Control\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Modern toggle switch interface (NEW in v1.4.0)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>🔐 Enhanced Security\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Block XML-RPC attacks instantly\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>⚡ Improved Performance\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Reduce server load and resource usage\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>🎨 Beautiful Admin Interface\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Clean, modern card-based design (NEW in v1.4.0)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>🌐 Translation Ready\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Fully internationalized and translation-ready\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>📱 Mobile Responsive\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Settings page works perfectly on all devices\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>🧹 Clean Uninstall\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Removes all data when uninstalled\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>⚙️ Developer Friendly\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Well-coded, follows WordPress standards\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>🔄 Regular Updates\u003C\u002Fstrong> – Actively maintained and tested with latest WordPress versions\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>💯 Lightweight\u003C\u002Fstrong> – No bloat, minimal impact on your site\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>🆕 What’s New in Version 1.4.0\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>✅ Modern toggle switch replaces old checkbox\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✅ Beautiful card-based admin interface\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✅ Enhanced security with proper sanitization\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✅ Better code organization (OOP approach)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✅ Improved accessibility and UX\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✅ Removes X-Pingback header when disabled\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✅ Fixed activation redirect for bulk installations\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✅ Better mobile responsive design\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>🎯 Perfect For\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Security-focused website owners\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Sites that don’t use mobile apps or remote publishing\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Sites experiencing XML-RPC attacks\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Performance-conscious administrators\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Anyone wanting better control over WordPress features\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>🔧 How It Works\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>This plugin uses the native WordPress \u003Ccode>xmlrpc_enabled\u003C\u002Fcode> filter to safely disable XML-RPC without modifying core files. Simply activate the plugin, toggle the switch on the settings page, and you’re protected!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>⚠️ Important Note\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Disabling XML-RPC may affect:\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* WordPress mobile apps\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* Jetpack (some features)\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* Remote publishing tools\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* Pingbacks and trackbacks\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* Third-party services that rely on XML-RPC\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only disable XML-RPC if you don’t use these features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>🤝 Contributing & Bug Reports\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FWordPress-Satkhira-Community\u002Fsimple-disable-xml-rpc\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">GitHub\u003C\u002Fa>. Help us make this plugin better!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>💝 Support the Development\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>If you find this plugin helpful, please consider:\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* ⭐ \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fsupport\u002Fplugin\u002Fsimple-disable-xml-rpc\u002Freviews\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Rating it 5 stars\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* 🐛 \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FWordPress-Satkhira-Community\u002Fsimple-disable-xml-rpc\u002Fissues\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Reporting bugs\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* 💬 \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FWordPress-Satkhira-Community\u002Fsimple-disable-xml-rpc\u002Fissues\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Suggesting features\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* ☕ \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wpsatkhira.com\u002Fdonate\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Buying us a coffee\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Privacy Policy\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Simple Disable XML-RPC does not:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Collect any user data\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Store any personal information\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Make external API calls\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Use cookies or tracking\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Send data to third parties\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>The plugin only stores one setting in your WordPress database: whether XML-RPC is enabled or disabled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Support\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Need help? We’re here for you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>📖 \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wpsatkhira.com\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Documentation\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>💬 \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fsupport\u002Fplugin\u002Fsimple-disable-xml-rpc\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Support Forum\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>🐛 \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FWordPress-Satkhira-Community\u002Fsimple-disable-xml-rpc\u002Fissues\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Report Bugs\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>⭐ \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fsupport\u002Fplugin\u002Fsimple-disable-xml-rpc\u002Freviews\u002F\" rel=\"ugc\">Rate Plugin\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Credits\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Developed with ❤️ by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wpsatkhira.com\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">WordPress Satkhira Community\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Contributors:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fwpdelower\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">wpdelower\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n* \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fmonarchwp23\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">monarchwp23\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Special thanks to all our users and contributors who help make this plugin better!\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Simply disable XML-RPC on your WordPress site with a simple toggle switch. Protect your site from XML-RPC attacks and improve security.",1000,8616,"2025-11-09T02:27:00.000Z","6.8.5","6.1","7.4",[115,51,116,117,19],"disable-xml","wordpress-security","xml","https:\u002F\u002Fwordpress.org\u002Fplugins\u002Fsimple-disable-xml-rpc\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fsimple-disable-xml-rpc.1.4.0.zip",{"slug":121,"name":122,"version":123,"author":124,"author_profile":125,"description":126,"short_description":127,"active_installs":108,"downloaded":128,"rating":11,"num_ratings":129,"last_updated":130,"tested_up_to":47,"requires_at_least":131,"requires_php":132,"tags":133,"homepage":134,"download_link":135,"security_score":11,"vuln_count":13,"unpatched_count":13,"last_vuln_date":23,"fetched_at":24},"wee-remove-xmlrpc-methods","Remove XML-RPC Methods","1.4.1","Walter Ebert","https:\u002F\u002Fprofiles.wordpress.org\u002Fwalterebert\u002F","\u003Cp>This plugin does more than just using the \u003Ccode>xmlrpc_enabled\u003C\u002Fcode> hook, because that is only used “To disable XML-RPC methods that require authentication”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating this plugin will also disable pingbacks, trackbacks, and Really Simple Discovery (RSD), because these rely on XML-RPC.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It works with any webserver, because it does not use the .htaccess file.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>Testing the plugin\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>From the command line you can test if the plugin is working correctly using \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcurl.haxx.se\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">cURL\u003C\u002Fa>. Replace the \u003Ccode>example.com\u003C\u002Fcode> link to match your website:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode>curl -d '\u003C?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\u003CmethodCall>\u003CmethodName>system.listMethods\u003C\u002FmethodName>\u003Cparams>\u003Cparam>\u003Cvalue>\u003Cstring\u002F>\u003C\u002Fvalue>\u003C\u002Fparam>\u003C\u002Fparams>\u003C\u002FmethodCall>' https:\u002F\u002Fexample.com\u002Fxmlrpc.php\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\n\u003Cp>This should only return the following methods:\u003Cbr \u002F>\n– \u003Ccode>system.multicall\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n– \u003Ccode>system.listMethods\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cbr \u002F>\n– \u003Ccode>system.getCapabilities\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fp>\n","Remove all WordPress methods from the XML-RPC API to increase security.",11616,2,"2025-12-02T20:41:00.000Z","4.6","5.4.0",[95,18,19],"https:\u002F\u002Fgitlab.com\u002Fwalterebert\u002Fwee-remove-xmlrpc-methods","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fwee-remove-xmlrpc-methods.1.4.1.zip",{"attackSurface":137,"codeSignals":149,"taintFlows":156,"riskAssessment":157,"analyzedAt":160},{"hooks":138,"ajaxHandlers":145,"restRoutes":146,"shortcodes":147,"cronEvents":148,"entryPointCount":13,"unprotectedCount":13},[139],{"type":140,"name":141,"callback":142,"file":143,"line":144},"filter","xmlrpc_enabled","__return_false","deactivate-xml-rpc-service.php",29,[],[],[],[],{"dangerousFunctions":150,"sqlUsage":151,"outputEscaping":153,"fileOperations":13,"externalRequests":13,"nonceChecks":13,"capabilityChecks":13,"bundledLibraries":155},[],{"prepared":13,"raw":13,"locations":152},[],{"escaped":13,"rawEcho":13,"locations":154},[],[],[],{"summary":158,"deductions":159},"The \"deactivate-xml-rpc-service\" plugin, version 1.0.4, exhibits an excellent security posture based on the provided static analysis. The plugin's attack surface is zero, with no AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events. This indicates a deliberate design choice to minimize potential entry points for attackers.  Furthermore, the code signals are all positive, showing no dangerous functions, all SQL queries utilizing prepared statements, and all output being properly escaped. There are no file operations or external HTTP requests, and importantly, no observed nonce or capability checks, which is consistent with its minimal attack surface.\n\nThe vulnerability history is also clean, with zero known CVEs, indicating a lack of past security flaws. The taint analysis also shows no critical or high severity flows, further reinforcing the strong security characteristics of this plugin. The absence of any recorded vulnerabilities or common vulnerability types suggests a well-written and secure codebase. The plugin's strengths lie in its minimal attack surface and adherence to secure coding practices, making it a very low-risk option from a security perspective.",[],"2026-03-16T20:32:32.177Z",{"wat":162,"direct":167},{"assetPaths":163,"generatorPatterns":164,"scriptPaths":165,"versionParams":166},[],[],[],[],{"cssClasses":168,"htmlComments":169,"htmlAttributes":170,"restEndpoints":171,"jsGlobals":172,"shortcodeOutput":173},[],[],[],[],[],[]]