
Disable XML-RPC-API Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/disable-xml-rpc-apiA 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
Is Disable XML-RPC-API Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Disable XML-RPC-API has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The "disable-xml-rpc-api" v2.1.7 plugin exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history. The absence of any AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events with unprotected entry points significantly limits the plugin's attack surface. Furthermore, the code analysis reveals no dangerous functions, all SQL queries are properly prepared, and all output is correctly escaped, indicating good development practices. The plugin also makes no external HTTP requests and has no bundled libraries, further reducing potential risks.
While the static analysis shows no critical or high-severity taint flows and the vulnerability history is clean, there are two instances of file operations. Without more context, it's difficult to assess the inherent risk of these file operations. However, given the overall lack of other vulnerabilities and a clean history, these are likely to be benign operations such as reading configuration files or writing logs. The absence of nonce and capability checks on any potential entry points (though none were found) is noted, but in this specific case, it is not a security concern due to the zero-attack-surface finding.
Key Concerns
- File operations present
Disable XML-RPC-API Security Vulnerabilities
Disable XML-RPC-API Code Analysis
Disable XML-RPC-API Attack Surface
WordPress Hooks 22
Maintenance & Trust
Disable XML-RPC-API Maintenance & Trust
Maintenance Signals
Community Trust
Disable XML-RPC-API Alternatives
Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback
remove-xmlrpc-pingback-ping
Prevent pingback, XML-RPC and denial of service DDOS attacks by disabling the XML-RPC pingback functionality.
Manage XML-RPC
manage-xml-rpc
Enable/Disable XML-RPC for all or based on IP list, also you can control pingback and Unset X-Pingback from HTTP headers.
Simple Disable XML-RPC | Reduce Brute Force & DDOS Attacks
simple-disable-xml-rpc
Simply disable XML-RPC on your WordPress site with a simple toggle switch. Protect your site from XML-RPC attacks and improve security.
Eazy XMLRPC Pingback Disable
eazy-xmlrpc-pingback-disable
This plugin disables the WordPress XMLRPC pingback ping.
Security Safe
security-safe
This security plugin helps you quickly audit, harden, and secure your WordPress website.
Disable XML-RPC-API Developer Profile
5 plugins · 101K total installs
How We Detect Disable XML-RPC-API
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/disable-xml-rpc-api/admin/css/admin.css/wp-content/plugins/disable-xml-rpc-api/admin/js/admin.js/wp-content/plugins/disable-xml-rpc-api/admin/js/admin.jsdisable-xml-rpc-api/admin/css/admin.css?ver=disable-xml-rpc-api/admin/js/admin.js?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
<!-- BEGIN DS-XML-RPC-API --><!-- END DS-XML-RPC-API -->