🛡️ Sentinel: [CRITICAL] Fix hardcoded XML-RPC secret bypass#76
🛡️ Sentinel: [CRITICAL] Fix hardcoded XML-RPC secret bypass#76
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🚨 Severity: CRITICAL 💡 Vulnerability: Hardcoded secret token (`xrpc-9f8e7d6c5b4a`) found in Nginx config used to bypass XML-RPC block via URL parameter. 🎯 Impact: Anyone with the token (e.g. from repo access or leaked access logs) could access the vulnerable XML-RPC endpoint, a common vector for brute-force and amplification attacks. 🔧 Fix: Removed the secret-based conditional logic and implemented an unconditional `deny all;` for the `/xmlrpc.php` location block, along with disabling logging. ✅ Verification: `server-php/config/conf.d/wordpress.conf` manually reviewed. `docker run nginx:alpine nginx -t` (skipped due to rate limits but the config syntax is standard).
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This pull request fixes a critical security vulnerability where a hardcoded secret token was present in the Nginx configuration to bypass the block on the WordPress
/xmlrpc.phpendpoint.The XML-RPC block has been made unconditional, and the hardcoded secret has been removed. Access logs and not_found logs are also disabled for this blocked endpoint to minimize noise.
PR created automatically by Jules for task 10110459931099642194 started by @Snider