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Critical wp2shell WordPress flaws exploited to install webshells
Hackers are exploiting the “wp2shell” critical vulnerability suite (CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137) affecting WordPress Core to deploy persistent webshells and install malicious plugins on affected servers. The critical exploit chain abuses the WordPress REST API’s batch-processing feature, allowing remote attackers to execute code on vulnerable installations without the need to authenticate. Although the technical details were not released, […]
WordPress Core “wp2shell” RCE flaws get public exploits, patch now
Public exploits have been released for the critical “wp2shell” remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting WordPress Core, making it imperative that administrators patch their sites immediately. The wp2shell attack consists of two flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137, that can be chained together to achieve pre-authentication remote code execution against WordPress installs running versions 6.9.x and […]
Australia warns of global campaign targeting vulnerable CMS platforms
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) issued an alert about a global exploitation campaign targeting vulnerable content management systems (CMS) and plugins. The government agency says that many Australian businesses have already been affected by the malicious activity, with webshells being deployed on their sites. Webshells provide persistent access to the compromised sites and allow […]
Hackers exploit info disclosure bug in Gravity SMTP WordPress plugin
Threat actors are exploiting an unauthenticated information disclosure vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Gravity SMTP, active on 100,000 sites. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-4020 and received a medium severity rating. It affects all versions of the plugin from 2.1.4 and older and has been addressed in version 2.1.5, released on March 17. WordPress security […]
ShapedPlugin update flow hacked to infect WordPress sites
Multiple WordPress plugins from ShapedPlugin were compromised in a supply chain attack that distributed infected releases to paying customers via the vendor’s official update system. The malware delivered this way installed a fake plugin that impersonates WooCommerce components, steals credentials, and grants operators remote file-writing capabilities. ShapedPlugin is a WordPress plugin vendor specializing in front-end/UI […]
OptinMonster WordPress plugin hacked in CDN supply-chain attack
WordPress plugins OptinMonster, TrustPulse, and PushEngage have been compromised in a supply-chain attack impacting Awesome Motive’s content distribution network (CDN). Of the three products, the OptinMonster lead-generation and conversion optimization platform is the most popular, with at least 1.2 million websites using it. E-commerce security firm Sansec discovered the attack over the weekend and found that malicious scripts […]
Critical Everest Forms Pro flaw exploited to take over WordPress sites
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-3300) in the Everest Forms Pro plugin, which lets them take complete control of a WordPress website. The security issue affects versions 1.9.12 and earlier of the plugin and can be leveraged without authentication to execute arbitrary code on the server. Everest Forms Pro is a commercial add-on […]
Critical Kirki flaw exploited to hijack WordPress admin accounts
Hackers are exploiting a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-8206) in the Kirki plugin for WordPress to take over any user account, including those belonging to administrators. The attacks were detected by WordPress security firm Defiant, whose Wordfence firewall blocked over 222 attempts against its customers in the past 24 hours. The full name of the plugin is […]
WordPress malware campaign hides payloads in Steam profiles
Nearly 2,000 WordPress websites were infected with malware that relies on Steam Community profile comments to hide command-and-control (C2) data. The threat actor used invisible Unicode characters to encode a payload that builds a URL to a malicious script. By leveraging Valve’s platform, the attacker avoids maintaining a separate C2 infrastructure and evades traditional detection […]
WP Maps Pro bug exploited to create admin accounts on WordPress sites
Hackers are targeting WordPress websites running a vulnerable version of the WP Maps Pro plugin, which allows creating rogue administrator accounts without authentication. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-8732, has a critical severity rating and impacts WP Maps Pro versions 6.1.0 and older. It was discovered and reported by security researcher David Brown. WP Maps Pro […]