WordPress RCE Flaw Draws Nearly 63,000 Attack Attempts in Just 24 Hours

A high-severity security flaw in WordPress Core has been targeted by threat actors, with nearly 63,000 attack attempts made in a 24-hour period. The vulnerability allows for remote code execution and affects WordPress Core versions 4.7 through 7.1.3. It has a CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a significant level of severity. Patches for the flaw were released, prompting the surge in exploit attempts by threat actors. The vulnerability does not have a CVE identifier assigned to it. The flaw was patched in an update released in October.