Wordfence blocks 8.7M attacks exploiting old GutenKit and Hunk Companion flaws

Wordfence blocked 8.7 million attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in the GutenKit and Hunk Companion WordPress plugins. These vulnerabilities allowed unauthenticated attackers to install plugins and achieve remote code execution. Attackers used these vulnerabilities to install malicious plugins with obfuscated backdoors and file management capabilities.