Over 440,000 Exploit Attempts Target WordPress Super Forms and Elementor Pro Flaws

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Summary

Wordfence reports over 440,000 blocked exploit attempts against unauthenticated file-upload RCE flaws in Super Forms and Elementor Pro. Site owners should patch and check for malicious PHP files.

Key points

  • CVE-2026-14894 affects Super Forms and allows unauthenticated arbitrary file uploads, including PHP; it is fixed in version 6.3.314.
  • CVE-2026-32475 affects Elementor Pro and allows unauthenticated PHP uploads through forms with a File Upload field; it is fixed in version 4.2.2.
  • Wordfence reported blocking more than 250,000 attempts against CVE-2026-14894 and more than 190,000 against CVE-2026-32475.
  • Super Forms attacks used a POST request to the admin AJAX endpoint and uploaded a PHP web shell named Mushr00w_upl.php.
  • Elementor Pro attacks exploited a validation bypass in the form upload field; uploaded PHP files were placed in the Elementor forms uploads directory and could be requested to execute commands.
  • Wordfence said Super Forms exploitation began July 14, 2026, and peaked above 40,000 requests on August 18; Elementor Pro exploitation began August 19, 2026.
  • Site owners are advised to apply the fixes, scan for indicators of compromise, and check for unexpected or recently modified PHP files.

Article Details

Vulnerability Types
  • Missing file type validation enabling arbitrary file upload and unauthenticated remote code execution
  • File upload validation bypass enabling arbitrary PHP file upload and unauthenticated remote code execution
Severity
Critical; CVE-2026-14894 has a CVSS score of 9.8, and CVE-2026-32475 has a reported CVSS score of 9.0/9.8.
Exploitation Status
active
Exploit Availability
unknown
Patch Status
available

Indicators of compromise

TypeIndicatorContext
IPV4103[.]154[.]152[.]178Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-14894.
IPV4103[.]164[.]182[.]122Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-14894.
IPV4103[.]168[.]146[.]131Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-14894.
IPV4103[.]168[.]147[.]235Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-14894.
IPV4103[.]170[.]97[.]7Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-14894.
IPV4103[.]84[.]230[.]85Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-32475.
IPV4103[.]90[.]148[.]202Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-32475.
IPV4114[.]10[.]17[.]253Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-32475.
IPV4114[.]10[.]45[.]151Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-32475.
IPV4129[.]227[.]46[.]143Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-14894.
IPV4167[.]254[.]240[.]75Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-32475.
IPV4167[.]254[.]241[.]119Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-32475.
IPV4182[.]10[.]130[.]51Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-14894.
IPV4185[.]196[.]220[.]85Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-32475.
IPV4189[.]4[.]122[.]140Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-14894.
IPV4216[.]126[.]225[.]208Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-32475.
IPV437[.]9[.]33[.]62Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-14894.
IPV464[.]176[.]209[.]104Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-14894.
IPV62406:ef80:2:7d19::1Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-32475.
IPV62602:fa59:10:7a1::1Source-reported origin IP for attacks exploiting CVE-2026-32475.

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