Medium code_pattern
Resolved · redetect_dupe_of_closed
2026-04-25 10:31:06 (7d ago)
| Slug | cf7-telegram |
|---|---|
| Pattern | puc_update_hijack |
| Kind | builtin |
| Version | 1.0.8 |
| Hit count | 1 |
| First hit |
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| Explanation | plugin calls `::buildUpdateChecker()` — the factory entry point of the Yahnis Elsts Plugin Update Checker library. A plugin distributed through wordpress.org that registers its own update source is bypassing the Plugin Review Team: every install polls the non-wp.org URL on cron and installs whatever JSON + zip it returns, with full plugin-author permissions. This is the mechanism behind the `anadnet`/quick-pagepost-redirect-plugin compromise (2021) where the author seeded 70,000+ installs through tagged releases and then removed the library from trunk to hide the persistence. Any URL argument pointing away from `downloads.wordpress.org`/`api.wordpress.org` is the hijack signal. |
| Shape | github_self_distro |
| Url | https://github.com/hokoo/cf7-telegram |
| Url host | github.com |
| Slug arg | cf7-telegram |
View raw JSON
{
"slug": "cf7-telegram",
"pattern": "puc_update_hijack",
"kind": "builtin",
"version": "1.0.8",
"hit_count": 1,
"first_hit": {
"file": "lib/Settings.php",
"line": 170,
"snippet": "$updateChecker = PucFactory::buildUpdateChecker("
},
"explanation": "plugin calls `::buildUpdateChecker()` \u2014 the factory entry point of the Yahnis Elsts Plugin Update Checker library. A plugin distributed through wordpress.org that registers its own update source is bypassing the Plugin Review Team: every install polls the non-wp.org URL on cron and installs whatever JSON + zip it returns, with full plugin-author permissions. This is the mechanism behind the `anadnet`/quick-pagepost-redirect-plugin compromise (2021) where the author seeded 70,000+ installs through tagged releases and then removed the library from trunk to hide the persistence. Any URL argument pointing away from `downloads.wordpress.org`/`api.wordpress.org` is the hijack signal.",
"shape": "github_self_distro",
"url": "https://github.com/hokoo/cf7-telegram",
"url_host": "github.com",
"slug_arg": "cf7-telegram"
}