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Webrat, disguised as exploits, is spreading via GitHub repositories

Kaspersky Securelistby @Securelist ()4 min read2
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-10294
The OwnID Passwordless Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4
9.8<1%
CVE-2025-11499
The Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing…
9.8<1%
CVE-2025-11833
Unauthenticated Email-Log Access in Post SMTP WordPress Plugin (<= 3.6.0)
9.851%
CVE-2025-12596
+1 related CVE
A security vulnerability has been detected in Tenda AC23 16.03.07.52
7.41%PoC
CVE-2025-54106
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network
8.81%
CVE-2025-54897
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network
8.819%
CVE-2025-55234
SMB Relay Elevation of Privilege in Microsoft Windows SMB Server
9.820%
CVE-2025-59230
Local Privilege Escalation in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager (RasMan)
7.83%KEV
KEV
CVE-2025-59295
Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network
8.82%

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domainezc5510min.temp.swtest.ruhub[.]com/lagerhaker539/CVE-2025-12595-POC Webrat C2 http://ezc5510min[.]temp[.]swtest[.]ru http://shopsleta[.]ru MD5 28a741e9fcd57bd607255d3a469
domainshopsleta.ruPOC Webrat C2 http://ezc5510min[.]temp[.]swtest[.]ru http://shopsleta[.]ru MD5 28a741e9fcd57bd607255d3a4690c82f a13c3d863e8e2bd7596b
domaintemp.swtest.ruto avoid detection. Fetch from a hardcoded URL (ezc5510min.temp[.]swtest[.]ru in our example) a sample of the Webrat family and execu
md528a741e9fcd57bd607255d3a4690c82f//ezc5510min[.]temp[.]swtest[.]ru http://shopsleta[.]ru MD5 28a741e9fcd57bd607255d3a4690c82f a13c3d863e8e2bd7596bac5d41581f6a 61b1fc6ab327e6d3ff5fd3e82b
md561b1fc6ab327e6d3ff5fd3e82b430315note: file names may vary): the primary malicious file (MD5 61b1fc6ab327e6d3ff5fd3e82b430315), which performs the following actions: Escalate its privil
md5a13c3d863e8e2bd7596bac5d41581f6ahttp://shopsleta[.]ru MD5 28a741e9fcd57bd607255d3a4690c82f a13c3d863e8e2bd7596bac5d41581f6a 61b1fc6ab327e6d3ff5fd3e82b430315

From the original article

4 min read at securelist.com

In early 2025, security researchers uncovered a new malware family named Webrat. Initially, the Trojan targeted regular users by disguising itself as cheats for popular games like Rust, Counter-Strike, and Roblox, or as cracked software.

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