WordPress critical flaw chain abused to plant webshells

Original reporting date: 2026-07-21 · Source: BleepingComputer

What happened

Reports of active exploitation of the wp2shell chain describe deployment of malicious plugins and webshells against vulnerable WordPress installations.

Why it matters to businesses

Even brochure-style WordPress sites require core/plugin maintenance and administrator account protection.

Practical IT checklist

• Apply WordPress core fixes and review plugins.
• Enforce administrator MFA and remove unused extensions.
• Keep off-site backups and logs for suspicious-change review.

Source and full reporting: BleepingComputer ↗

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