Hello Dolly 1.7.2 Exploit -
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WordPress core team should consider automatically disabling or deleting Hello Dolly in a future update due to its legacy nature and lack of maintainer. This review is for defensive security research only. No active exploitation should be attempted without authorization. hello dolly 1.7.2 exploit
add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_hello_dolly_lyric', 'hello_dolly_get_lyric'); The function hello_dolly_get_lyric() fetches a random lyric and echoes it — but in 1.7.2, it also unserializes a lyric_index parameter from the request without sanitization or nonce verification: Check for exploitation in access logs: WordPress core
