WordPress wlwmanifest.xml Scanner for 2026-09-05
Sep 05, 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
| Romania | 1 | 25.0% |
| United States of America | 1 | 25.0% |
| Japan | 1 | 25.0% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 25.0% |
IP Address : ASN : City/Provider
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146.70.160.222 : ASNone : Romania
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149.88.19.87 : AS7922 comcast : New York
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161.118.192.206 : ASNone : Japan
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188.95.65.43 : AS62240 clouvider limited : unknown
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89.117.104.31 : AS200019 alexhost srl : Lithuania