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Over 1,000 WordPress Sites Infected with JavaScript Backdoors Enabling Persistent Attacker Access

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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-20720
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, 2.4.4-p6 and earlier are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS…
9.14%
CVE-2024-34102
XXE vulnerability enabling RCE in Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source
9.8100%KEVPoC
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domaincsyndication.comlicious JavaScript code has been found to be served via cdn.csyndication[.]com. As of writing, as many as 908 websites contain reference
domaingsocket.ioto execute remote commands and fetches another payload from gsocket[.]io to likely open a reverse shell To mitigate the risk posed
domainjbwzzzjs.come redirects - mlbetjs[.]com ptfafajs[.]com zuizhongjs[.]com jbwzzzjs[.]com jpbkte[.]com The findings also follow a new report from G
domainjpbkte.comlbetjs[.]com ptfafajs[.]com zuizhongjs[.]com jbwzzzjs[.]com jpbkte[.]com The findings also follow a new report from Group-IB about
domainmlbetjs.comthe main payload responsible for performing the redirects - mlbetjs[.]com ptfafajs[.]com zuizhongjs[.]com jbwzzzjs[.]com jpbkte[.]c
domainptfafajs.comad responsible for performing the redirects - mlbetjs[.]com ptfafajs[.]com zuizhongjs[.]com jbwzzzjs[.]com jpbkte[.]com The findings
domainzuizhongjs.comfor performing the redirects - mlbetjs[.]com ptfafajs[.]com zuizhongjs[.]com jbwzzzjs[.]com jpbkte[.]com The findings also follow a ne

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 Ravie Lakshmanan  Mar 06, 2025 Data Breach / Website Security Over 1,000 websites powered by WordPress have been infected with a third-party JavaScript code that injects four separate backdoors. "Creating four backdoors facilitates the attackers having multiple points of re-entry should one be detected and removed," c/side researcher Himanshu Anand said in a Wednesday analysis.

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