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CVE-2026-27540 WooCommerce Flaw Exploited

Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-27540, a critical arbitrary file-upload flaw in the WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture WordPress plugin.

Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-27540 in the WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture plugin for WordPress. The critical arbitrary file-upload vulnerability lets attackers place malicious files on vulnerable sites, typically enabling webshell deployment or code execution. WordPress sites running the plugin should update immediately.

SOCRadarupdated · 4h agofirst · 7h agoExploit / PoC in the wild 6 sourcesCVE-2026-27540

Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture Plugin

Attackers are actively exploiting an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload flaw in the WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture plugin, enabling PHP backdoors and remote code execution.

A critical unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture, a premium WordPress plugin with an estimated 6,000 active installations, was publicly disclosed on February 20, 2026. Wordfence reports attackers are now actively exploiting the flaw to upload arbitrary files, including PHP backdoors, and achieve remote code execution. No CVE ID was cited in the report.

Wordfence · 2d agoExploit / PoC in the wild1

WordPress Adds Automated Plugin Reviews to Block High-Risk Updates Before Distribution

WordPress will automatically scan every plugin release and block high-risk updates from distribution using AI analysis plus Jetpack Scan.

WordPress announced automated security reviews for every plugin release during its cooldown period before distribution through the WordPress.org update API, combining AI models with Jetpack Scan into a security score. The system already caught a backdoor committed to a plugin with about 20,000 active installations on July 28, 2026, blocking it within 26 minutes of a Wordfence alert. Flagged patterns include missing capability checks, unsafe $wpdb queries, unserialize() on request data, and obfuscated code.

The Hacker News · 2d agoTools