Click2Shell: WordPress forced theme-install via crafted theme slug

Arnold Chan@slaz

•updated 20 days ago•0•0•0

Detects web requests to 'wp-admin/theme-install.php' containing suspicious query parameters that indicate an attempt to force an unauthenticated theme installation via a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) exploit (Click2Shell). The rule identifies requests with malicious payloads in the 'theme' parameter, specifically looking for indicators that attempt to bypass CSRF protections when originating from an external site or a non-admin session context.