WordPress wlwmanifest.xml Scanner for 2026-09-07

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: 4France: 4Romania: 2Germany: 2United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 2Lithuania: 2Bulgaria: 1
United States of America423.5%
France423.5%
Romania211.8%
Germany211.8%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland211.8%
Lithuania211.8%
Bulgaria15.9%

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