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WordPress Core wp2shell Flaw Enables Unauthenticated RCE
- Engineer — Act: Public PoC is available for an unauthenticated RCE in WordPress core affecting 6.9 and 7.0 with no plugins required — patch every WordPress instance to the fixed version immediately and audit web server file systems for newly dropped shells or unexpected PHP files.
- SOC/IR — Act: A public PoC for unauthenticated RCE in WordPress core means active exploitation is likely underway; sweep web access logs for anomalous POST patterns against wp-admin and wp-includes endpoints, and hunt for new or modified PHP files and unexpected child processes spawned by the web server process since the disclosure date.
- Leader — Act: Unauthenticated RCE in WordPress core with a working public exploit is a systemic exposure for any org running WordPress-powered properties; confirm inventory of WordPress versions across customer-facing and internal sites, verify engineering has prioritized emergency patching, and assess whether key SaaS or media vendors in your supply chain are exposed.
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