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XML-RPH Attack IP Range Odd (192.0.x.x)

Posted on September 24, 2017
nkro

By nkro

Howdy-- I’ve taken some steps, updated some plugins, etc. to help prevent the XML-RPH attack. I know there’s more I can do. Really my question is more concerning the IP Range that it is coming from. All from the US, and all from the 192.0 subnet which is even more odd. Is there something this indicates on my end? Have I been hacked?

Thanks!

This if from the Apache access log:

192.0.102.45 - - [24/Sep/2017:07:47:16 +0000] “POST /xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC%29qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239236&nonce=prJ39QyYNZ&body-hash=tAMmIbgk9hZf%2BB32y6n62MhaCvc%3D&signature=izVAPyMS6o3nwv%2BHAzlGKv5lOQ0%3D HTTP/1.1” 200 3948 “https://xxxxxxx.com/xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC)qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239236&nonce=prJ39QyYNZ&body-hash=tAMmIbgk9hZf%2BB32y6n62MhaCvc%3D&signature=izVAPyMS6o3nwv%2BHAzlGKv5lOQ0%3D” “Jetpack by WordPress.com” 192.0.102.39 - - [24/Sep/2017:07:47:16 +0000] “POST /xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC%29qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239236&nonce=ZezTPlmQZn&body-hash=hntkJlfD8VQSSlEJAuk0PtruOWA%3D&signature=nZbtDWoNI7HR0tvgfhk9BCiiF0Y%3D HTTP/1.1” 200 3952 “https://xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC)qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239236&nonce=ZezTPlmQZn&body-hash=hntkJlfD8VQSSlEJAuk0PtruOWA%3D&signature=nZbtDWoNI7HR0tvgfhk9BCiiF0Y%3D” “Jetpack by WordPress.com” 192.0.101.101 - - [24/Sep/2017:07:47:17 +0000] “POST /xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC%29qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239237&nonce=C1Xq4sp289&body-hash=igba%2BoMXu48iiAfQxRZDcW62voA%3D&signature=RfzC84DPvSlKIiIE3L8BaNX1j8I%3D HTTP/1.1” 200 3949 “https://xxxxxxxxxx.com/xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC)qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239237&nonce=C1Xq4sp289&body-hash=igba%2BoMXu48iiAfQxRZDcW62voA%3D&signature=RfzC84DPvSlKIiIE3L8BaNX1j8I%3D” “Jetpack by WordPress.com” 192.0.99.28 - - [24/Sep/2017:07:47:18 +0000] “POST /xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC%29qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239237&nonce=WxPnqGwr8b&body-hash=iuV6PLHvgfPvDxcYoZFmJ6pNZEM%3D&signature=NXq6%2F1n3wRJkRqj065IJapYRfaw%3D HTTP/1.1” 200 3950 “https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC)qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239237&nonce=WxPnqGwr8b&body-hash=iuV6PLHvgfPvDxcYoZFmJ6pNZEM%3D&signature=NXq6%2F1n3wRJkRqj065IJapYRfaw%3D” “Jetpack by WordPress.com” 192.0.100.17 - - [24/Sep/2017:07:47:18 +0000] “POST /xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC%29qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239238&nonce=rQUzZUPd3d&body-hash=g1S%2FQ%2FSlynI25ho%2FRnbxhMKzcis%3D&signature=6n4HIb1DbWz6pr6rkQ40yRKAmzE%3D HTTP/1.1” 200 3953 “https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC)qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239238&nonce=rQUzZUPd3d&body-hash=g1S%2FQ%2FSlynI25ho%2FRnbxhMKzcis%3D&signature=6n4HIb1DbWz6pr6rkQ40yRKAmzE%3D” “Jetpack by WordPress.com” 192.0.101.162 - - [24/Sep/2017:07:47:18 +0000] “POST /xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC%29qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239238&nonce=1lWp7gFKWg&body-hash=ZFJt2PVkMt4D87tETUINY7DuPXI%3D&signature=IXotHggGZyt7UQUf%2BeSORvGLxcM%3D HTTP/1.1” 200 3952 “https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC)qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239238&nonce=1lWp7gFKWg&body-hash=ZFJt2PVkMt4D87tETUINY7DuPXI%3D&signature=IXotHggGZyt7UQUf%2BeSORvGLxcM%3D” “Jetpack by WordPress.com” 192.0.101.53 - - [24/Sep/2017:07:47:19 +0000] “POST /xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC%29qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239239&nonce=Zb2yzR6fhL&body-hash=qYl06LhXEMp1BpvdF6rWs36gdJ0%3D&signature=lxDhf5enEy00r9V4tNzXdBr7V0A%3D HTTP/1.1” 200 3953 “https://xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC)qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239239&nonce=Zb2yzR6fhL&body-hash=qYl06LhXEMp1BpvdF6rWs36gdJ0%3D&signature=lxDhf5enEy00r9V4tNzXdBr7V0A%3D” “Jetpack by WordPress.com” 192.0.100.197 - - [24/Sep/2017:07:47:19 +0000] “POST /xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC%29qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239239&nonce=IBAaMZJ6uB&body-hash=ECW3agCmjEoMwfpJUngcpHmZxzg%3D&signature=FnupFVnPADRaMJujEsb6qkWHjhk%3D HTTP/1.1” 200 3952 “https://xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com/xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC)qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239239&nonce=IBAaMZJ6uB&body-hash=ECW3agCmjEoMwfpJUngcpHmZxzg%3D&signature=FnupFVnPADRaMJujEsb6qkWHjhk%3D” “Jetpack by WordPress.com” 192.0.102.47 - - [24/Sep/2017:07:47:19 +0000] “POST /xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC%29qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239239&nonce=JAlKmhIcYh&body-hash=ZRE5p8Ej2QLMekiko5WrFVLxIhQ%3D&signature=gJMs%2Bnph4LLa0bUIxEyZPXivNCA%3D HTTP/1.1” 200 4700 “https://xxxxxxxxxxxx.com/xmlrpc.php?for=jetpack&token=3OU%40vqC)qRUdnxjqTB4u3rQDu7aaGBr%24%3A1%3A1&timestamp=1506239239&nonce=JAlKmhIcYh&body-hash=ZRE5p8Ej2QLMekiko5WrFVLxIhQ%3D&signature=gJMs%2Bnph4LLa0bUIxEyZPXivNCA%3D” “Jetpack by WordPress.com



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Most likely it’s IP spoofing. Keep xmlrpc.php is not safely!

192.0.99.28 is a perfectly valid IP, it belongs to Automattic, which runs wordpress.com.

Check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserved_IP_addresses for actual private IPs.

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