WordPress wlwmanifest.xml Scanner for 2026-08-26

Aug 26, 2026 Exploitation

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

United States of America: 6United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 2Romania: 1Iran, Islamic Republic of: 1Singapore: 1France: 1Bulgaria: 1
United States of America646.2%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland215.4%
Romania17.7%
Iran, Islamic Republic of17.7%
Singapore17.7%
France17.7%
Bulgaria17.7%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

  • 109.202.246.4 : AS42689 glide student & residential limited : Glasgow

  • 146.70.194.236 : ASNone : Romania

  • 15.235.149.236 : AS16276 ovh sas : United States of America

  • 151.244.30.169 : AS31549 aria shatel company ltd : Iran, Islamic Republic of

  • 165.22.107.47 : AS14061 digitalocean llc : Singapore

  • 34.182.247.77 : AS15169 google llc : United States of America

  • 34.24.195.73 : ASNone : United States of America

  • 38.253.224.3 : AS174 cogent communications : United States of America

  • 38.253.224.30 : AS174 cogent communications : United States of America

  • 8.228.113.4 : AS3356 level 3 parent llc : United States of America

  • 82.102.18.190 : AS9009 m247 ltd : Paris

  • 85.204.70.104 : ASNone : London

  • 91.92.242.121 : ASNone : Sistov

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