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WordPress Bug ‘Patch’ Installs Backdoor for Full Site Takeover

Posted on December 8, 2023
A faux security alert purports to provide a fix for an RCE flaw, but instead creates a user with admin privileges and spreads a backdoor to infected sites.
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