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New WordPress Click2Shell Flaw Forces Theme Installs, Can Chain to Code Execution
WordPress today released patches to fix a new set of vulnerabilities in its core software, one of which could allow a crafted web link, opened by a logged-in administrator, to install a theme from the official WordPress.org directory…
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WordPress issued patches for a newly discovered core vulnerability that lets a crafted link, when opened by a logged‑in administrator, automatically install a theme from the official WordPress.org repository without user interaction. The flaw, dubbed “Click2Shell,” can be triggered remotely and may lead to further code execution on affected sites.
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