Hidden WordPress Backdoors Creating Admin Accounts
During a recent cleanup of a compromised WordPress website, we discovered two different malicious files designed to silently manipulate administrator accounts. Attackers often inject such backdoors to maintain persistent access to a site, even if their other malware is detected and removed. These files were disguised to look like regular WordPress components, but their functionality told a different story.
What did we find?
We found two highly suspicious files that immediately caught our attention.
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