Over 440,000 Exploit Attempts Target Super Forms and Elementor Pro RCE Flaws
Wordfence blocked 440,000+ exploit attempts against critical unauthenticated RCE flaws in WordPress plugins Super Forms and Elementor Pro.
Wordfence reports mass exploitation of two unauthenticated arbitrary file upload RCE flaws: CVE-2026-14894 in Super Forms (CVSS 9.8, fixed in 6.3.314) and CVE-2026-32475 in Elementor Pro (CVSS 9.0/9.8, fixed in 4.2.2), with over 250,000 and 190,000 blocked exploit attempts respectively. Attackers upload Base64-encoded PHP web shells such as Mushr00w_upl.php to execute code, create administrator accounts, exfiltrate data, or seize sites. Super Forms exploitation began July 14, 2026 and peaked above 40,000 requests on August 18; Elementor Pro attacks started August 19. Successful Elementor Pro exploitation requires a published page with a Form widget containing a File Upload field.
- CVE-2026-14894: Super Forms missing file type validation, CVSS 9.8
- CVE-2026-32475: Elementor Pro upload bypass, fixed in 4.2.2
- Attackers deploy Mushr00w_upl.php PHP web shell via Base64 uploads
- Super Forms exploitation peaked at 40,000+ requests on August 18
- Admins urged to patch, scan for IOCs, and audit unexpected .php files
- Vendors
- WordfencePatchstackElementor
- Malware
- Mushr00w_upl.php
- Organizations
- Wordfence
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-14894 | The Super Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.313 via the… | 9.8 | 3% | PoC | |
| CVE-2026-32475 | Unauthenticated PHP File Upload (RCE) in Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin | 9.0 | 2% |
Indicators of compromise
auto-extracted · verify before use · export allAll| Type | Indicator | Context |
|---|---|---|
| ipv4 | 103.154.152.178 | he following IP addresses - 103.168.147.235 103.168.146.131 103.154.152.178 103.170.97.7 182.10.130.51 189.4.122.140 129.227.46.143 64. |
| ipv4 | 103.164.182.122 | 7 182.10.130.51 189.4.122.140 129.227.46.143 64.176.209.104 103.164.182.122 37.9.33.62 The malicious activity is said to have begun on |
| ipv4 | 103.168.146.131 | riginated from the following IP addresses - 103.168.147.235 103.168.146.131 103.154.152.178 103.170.97.7 182.10.130.51 189.4.122.140 12 |
| ipv4 | 103.168.147.235 | ms plugin have originated from the following IP addresses - 103.168.147.235 103.168.146.131 103.154.152.178 103.170.97.7 182.10.130.51 |
| ipv4 | 103.170.97.7 | addresses - 103.168.147.235 103.168.146.131 103.154.152.178 103.170.97.7 182.10.130.51 189.4.122.140 129.227.46.143 64.176.209.104 1 |
| ipv4 | 103.84.230.85 | the below IP addresses - 2602:fa59:10:7a1::1 185.196.220.85 103.84.230.85 103.90.148.202 216.126.225.208 167.254.240.75 167.254.241.1 |
| ipv4 | 103.90.148.202 | ddresses - 2602:fa59:10:7a1::1 185.196.220.85 103.84.230.85 103.90.148.202 216.126.225.208 167.254.240.75 167.254.241.119 114.10.17.25 |
| ipv4 | 114.10.17.253 | 3.90.148.202 216.126.225.208 167.254.240.75 167.254.241.119 114.10.17.253 114.10.45.151 2406:ef80:2:7d19::1 WordPress site owners usi |
| ipv4 | 114.10.45.151 | 16.126.225.208 167.254.240.75 167.254.241.119 114.10.17.253 114.10.45.151 2406:ef80:2:7d19::1 WordPress site owners using the two plu |
| ipv4 | 129.227.46.143 | 31 103.154.152.178 103.170.97.7 182.10.130.51 189.4.122.140 129.227.46.143 64.176.209.104 103.164.182.122 37.9.33.62 The malicious act |
| ipv4 | 167.254.240.75 | 185.196.220.85 103.84.230.85 103.90.148.202 216.126.225.208 167.254.240.75 167.254.241.119 114.10.17.253 114.10.45.151 2406:ef80:2:7d1 |
| ipv4 | 167.254.241.119 | 103.84.230.85 103.90.148.202 216.126.225.208 167.254.240.75 167.254.241.119 114.10.17.253 114.10.45.151 2406:ef80:2:7d19::1 WordPress s |
| ipv4 | 182.10.130.51 | 03.168.147.235 103.168.146.131 103.154.152.178 103.170.97.7 182.10.130.51 189.4.122.140 129.227.46.143 64.176.209.104 103.164.182.122 |
| ipv4 | 185.196.220.85 | riginated from the below IP addresses - 2602:fa59:10:7a1::1 185.196.220.85 103.84.230.85 103.90.148.202 216.126.225.208 167.254.240.75 |
| ipv4 | 189.4.122.140 | 103.168.146.131 103.154.152.178 103.170.97.7 182.10.130.51 189.4.122.140 129.227.46.143 64.176.209.104 103.164.182.122 37.9.33.62 Th |
| ipv4 | 216.126.225.208 | :fa59:10:7a1::1 185.196.220.85 103.84.230.85 103.90.148.202 216.126.225.208 167.254.240.75 167.254.241.119 114.10.17.253 114.10.45.151 |
| ipv4 | 37.9.33.62 | 189.4.122.140 129.227.46.143 64.176.209.104 103.164.182.122 37.9.33.62 The malicious activity is said to have begun on July 14, 20 |
| ipv4 | 64.176.209.104 | 178 103.170.97.7 182.10.130.51 189.4.122.140 129.227.46.143 64.176.209.104 103.164.182.122 37.9.33.62 The malicious activity is said t |
From the original article
2 min read at thehackernews.com
Threat actors are exploiting two critical security flaws in WordPress plugins Super Forms and Elementor Pro, according to findings from Wordfence. The vulnerabilities in question are - CVE-2026-14894 (CVSS score: 9. 8) - A missing file type validation vulnerability in Super Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload files of any type, including
thehackernews.com
A short excerpt; the article and its images belong to the publisher. Summary, key facts and assessment above are AI-written from the article and can be wrong.