The official MonsterInsights Pro update distribution bucket (`monster-insights.s3.amazonaws.com`) was compromised. Both the current release (10.2.2) and the version MonsterInsights rolled back to (10.2.0) contain a malicious file, `class-system-check.php`. Three distinct variants were observed on 2026-06-11, all sharing the same AES-256-GCM key, confirming a single threat actor. The attacker retains write access to the S3 bucket and has been actively iterating on the payload throughout the day.
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Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000
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Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-20 CWE-730 |
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-912 | |
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Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-20 CWE-730 |
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000
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| Description | The official MonsterInsights Pro update distribution bucket (`monster-insights.s3.amazonaws.com`) was compromised. Both the current release (10.2.2) and the version MonsterInsights rolled back to (10.2.0) contain a malicious file, `class-system-check.php`. Three distinct variants were observed on 2026-06-11, all sharing the same AES-256-GCM key, confirming a single threat actor. The attacker retains write access to the S3 bucket and has been actively iterating on the payload throughout the day. | |
| Title | MonsterInsights Pro 10.2.0/10.2.2 - Backdoored via AWS S3 bucket compromise | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-07T13:47:29.290Z
Reserved: 2026-06-11T12:56:22.681Z
Link: CVE-2026-11976
Updated: 2026-08-07T13:47:15.354Z
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-08T20:53:49Z