WordPress Plugins Compromised Without a Single File Change
Attackers poisoned bdThemes' JSON API feed to backdoor WordPress sites by serving malicious remote code without modifying plugin files.
Infosecurity Magazine reports a supply chain attack in which attackers poisoned a JSON feed used by bdThemes WordPress plugins. The compromised feed delivered malicious code that backdoored sites without changing any plugin files, evading file-integrity based detection. WordPress sites running the vendor's plugins were affected.
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