WordPress wlwmanifest.xml Scanner for 2026-09-03

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: 4Romania: 3France: 2Japan: 1United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 1Lithuania: 1Germany: 1
United States of America430.8%
Romania323.1%
France215.4%
Japan17.7%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland17.7%
Lithuania17.7%
Germany17.7%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

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