WordPress 7.1.1 fixes Click2Shell, which can force theme installs from crafted links and was chained with a theme flaw for code execution.

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WordPress 7.1.1 patches Click2Shell, which forces theme installations from specially crafted URLs without user action ...

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Technical details and a proof-of-concept exploit have been published for a new WordPress cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability dubbed 'Click2Shell' that affects the platform's Core component ...

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