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Critical code_pattern
Resolved · vendor_failover_ips_hitsteps_analytics
2026-05-08 09:56:52 (1mo ago)
| Slug | hitsteps-visitor-manager |
|---|---|
| Pattern | hardcoded_ip_url |
| Kind | builtin |
| Version | 5.91 |
| Hit count | 2 |
| First hit |
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| Explanation | plugin source hardcodes a raw IPv4 URL (e.g. `https://94.156.79.8/...`) — legitimate plugins use DNS hostnames because IPs change. Hardcoded IPs in plugin code are almost always either dev leftovers or attacker C2 infrastructure. The June 2024 social-warfare keylogger (audit #14) used `https://94.156.79.8/sc-top.js` for the JS payload host, `/AddSites` for victim registration, `/CMSUsers` for filesystem-recon exfil. Operator infrastructure on raw IPs avoids domain registration / RDAP detection paths. Post-filtered to skip RFC1918/loopback/link-local ranges and `vendor/`/`tests/` paths. |
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{
"slug": "hitsteps-visitor-manager",
"pattern": "hardcoded_ip_url",
"kind": "builtin",
"version": "5.91",
"hit_count": 2,
"first_hit": {
"file": "api.payload.php",
"line": 4,
"snippet": "$hitsteps_public_web_api_receiver1=\"http://144.76.44.111/api/query.php\";"
},
"explanation": "plugin source hardcodes a raw IPv4 URL (e.g. `https://94.156.79.8/...`) \u2014 legitimate plugins use DNS hostnames because IPs change. Hardcoded IPs in plugin code are almost always either dev leftovers or attacker C2 infrastructure. The June 2024 social-warfare keylogger (audit #14) used `https://94.156.79.8/sc-top.js` for the JS payload host, `/AddSites` for victim registration, `/CMSUsers` for filesystem-recon exfil. Operator infrastructure on raw IPs avoids domain registration / RDAP detection paths. Post-filtered to skip RFC1918/loopback/link-local ranges and `vendor/`/`tests/` paths."
}