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Daily Cyber News: WordPress attacks began within hours of public disclosure

Attackers began exploiting a WordPress weakness within hours of its public disclosure. Under specific theme and server conditions, an unauthenticated attacker can make WordPress load a chosen local PHP file outside the active theme directories. That behavior can potentially lead to code execution on the server.

Key context: The required conditions limit the number of exposed installations, but vulnerable public websites could still face data theft, unauthorized changes or broader server compromise.

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