escortwp: A security weakness
escortwp is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is <= 3.6.2.
- Component
- escortwp
- Plugin slug
escortwp-escortwp- Affected
- <= 3.6.2
- Safe version
> 3.6.2- Published
- Jul 10, 2026
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jul 10, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this theme.
Patch or disable the affected component.
Update escortwp to a release after 3.6.2, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
Technical description
The EscortWP escortwp WordPress theme through 3.6.2 was distributed with a vendor-authored, obfuscated backdoor that lets an unauthenticated attacker who supplies a hard-coded, per-build key permanently delete all of the site's content, and that covertly transmits the site URL, administrator email address, and license key to a third-party server.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N