WordPress wlwmanifest.xml Scanner for 2026-08-09

Last Updated: 00:00 UTC

Bulk scanning for /wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml, the Windows Live Writer manifest present on default WordPress installs. Hitting many hosts in sequence is the fingerprinting stage of a WordPress-targeted campaign that enumerates installs before launching plugin/theme exploits.

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactic: Reconnaissance (TA0043)
Technique: T1595.002 — Active Scanning: Vulnerability Scanning

Observed URIs

Attackers by Country

Lithuania: 2United States of America: 1France: 1Romania: 1Brazil: 1
Lithuania233.3%
United States of America116.7%
France116.7%
Romania116.7%
Brazil116.7%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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