• CommunityEnterprisePlans
  • Intel Exchange
    Intel ExchangeDetections
  • Resources
  • About
  • Leaderboard
Join CommunitySign In
    All Detections

    WordPress Administrator Account Created via REST API with wp2shell IoC Username Prefix (wp2_/w2s_)

    avatar
    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Duo Tech@duotech
    •updated Jul 23, 2026•2•0•7

    Detects the creation of a WordPress administrator account via the REST API using username prefixes associated with the 'wp2shell' exploit (e.g., 'wp2_' or 'w2s_'). This activity is indicative of an attacker attempting to establish persistence on a compromised WordPress site.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1136 - Create AccountT1078 - Valid AccountsTA0003 - PersistenceTA0005 - StealthUser Account CreatedApplication EventSaas ApplicationGeneric Application LogCVE-2026-63030CVE-2026-60137attack.persistenceattack.t1136attack.t1078kql

    Found in

    • INC and The Gentlemen Ransomware AI-Driven InfrastructureLast updated 3 days ago
    • Exchange Server MRSProxy RCE Chain AnalysisLast updated Aug 17, 2026
    • AI-Powered Phishing-as-a-Service Kits Target Microsoft 365 IdentitiesLast updated Jul 29, 2026
    • wp2shell WordPress Core Remote Code Execution ChainLast updated Jul 23, 2026
    • WordPress Core wp2shell Pre-Authentication RCE Exploit ChainLast updated Jul 22, 2026

    Community Inspired.
    AI Enhanced.
    Better Detections.

    Follow Us

    Company

    • About
    • Leaderboard

    Product

    • Community
    • Enterprise
    • Plans

    © 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved.

    Privacy PolicyTerms of Service

    Sign up to view this detection

    or

    Already have an account?