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{
    "slug": "my-press",
    "pattern": "direct_mysqli_connect",
    "kind": "builtin",
    "version": "1.01",
    "hit_count": 1,
    "first_hit": {
        "file": "mypress.php",
        "line": 106,
        "snippet": "$db = new mysqli( $config['database']['hostname'], $config['database']['username'], $config['database']['password'], $config['database']['database'] );"
    },
    "explanation": "plugin instantiates `new mysqli($var['host'], ...)` \u2014 a direct MySQL connection bypassing `$wpdb`. Legitimate WordPress plugins always go through `$wpdb` (which already has the connection); a raw `mysqli` connect using parsed wp-config credentials is the credential-harvesting backdoor shape."
}