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Click2Shell WordPress Flaw Lets Attackers Gain RCE With a Single Malicious Link
WordPress administrators are being urged to update after researchers disclosed Click2Shell, an exploit chain that can turn one malicious link into remote code execution (RCE) on a vulnerable website. The issue begins with a WordPress Core theme-preview weakness that silently installs an attacker-selected theme from the official directory, then becomes a server compromise when chained […] The post Click2Shell WordPress Flaw Lets Attackers Gain RCE With a Single Malicious Link appeared first on Cyber Security News.
WordPress administrators are being urged to update after researchers disclosed Click2Shell, an exploit chain that can turn one malicious link into remote code execution (RCE) on a vulnerable website. The issue begins with a WordPress Core theme-preview weakness that silently installs an attacker-selected theme from the official directory, then becomes a server compromise when chained with insecure pre-activation code in a theme. WordPress addressed the Core flaw in…
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