Threat LevelHIGH67/1004 rule types across 3 attack categories
5 incidents on record · 4 rule types · active attacker + blocklisted · persistent 16-day campaign · last seen 7d ago
| PTR | N/A |
| Org / ASN | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (us-phoenix-1) |
| Country | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Timezone | America/Phoenix |
Attack Analysis
Listed on a Threat Intelligence Feed
This IP matched an entry on one of this site's local threat-intelligence blocklists (compiled from community-maintained abuse/attacker feeds) at the time of the request. Being listed on a reputation feed means other infrastructure has already independently observed and flagged this IP for malicious activity.
WordPress: Author Enumeration
This IP probed the WordPress ?author= parameter to enumerate valid usernames, feeding a list of real accounts into subsequent credential-stuffing attacks. Pure reconnaissance with no legitimate use case.
Plugin/Theme Version Fingerprinting Probe
This IP requested an installed plugin or theme's readme.txt/changelog.txt directly over HTTP — the file's "Stable tag:" line names the exact installed version, which an attacker cross-references against known CVEs for that version before firing the real exploit. WordPress.org's own tooling reads this file server-side, never over HTTP.
WordPress REST API Route-Confusion Exploit (wp2shell)
This IP attempted the "wp2shell" exploit chain (CVE-2026-63030 / CVE-2026-60137) — a WordPress core REST API vulnerability where the /batch/v1 endpoint's route dispatch can be confused into bypassing authentication, then chained with a SQL injection for unauthenticated remote code execution. Publicly weaponized since July 2026 with automated exploit toolkits circulating on GitHub. Patched in WordPress core 7.0.2 and 6.9.5 — any unpatched site remains fully exposed to this pre-auth RCE.
Reports (5)
| Date | Severity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 - 23:21 | medium | Query Guard — Other Wp2shell Batch Route Cve202663030 |
| 13 Sep 2026 - 07:40 | low | Query Guard — Path Plugin Theme Readme Probe |
| 13 Sep 2026 - 03:04 | low | Query Guard — Path Plugin Theme Readme Probe |
| 12 Sep 2026 - 01:59 | low | User Enum — Author Scan |
| 7 Sep 2026 - 07:49 | low | Ip Blocklist — Listed Ip |
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