Report for IP: 168.235.139.177

Threat LevelCRITICAL72/1002 rule types
2 incidents on record · 2 rule types · active attack detected · last seen 5d ago
PTR 168.235.139.177.hwccustomers.com
Org / ASN Hotwire Communications
Country 🇺🇸 United States
City McKinney, Texas
Timezone America/Chicago

Attack Analysis

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.
Suricata IDS Alert
Suricata intrusion detection flagged this IP for malicious network behaviour — including port scanning, exploit attempts, botnet activity, or known attack signatures. The specific signature is shown in the report list below.

Reports (2)

Date Severity Description
25 Sep 2026 - 01:10 medium Query Guard — Other Wp2shell Batch Route Cve202663030
25 Sep 2026 - 01:10 high IDS: Suricata alert