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Gyazo server flaw exploited to steal 23.6 million user records

Gyazo breach exposes 23.6M users; Click2Shell chains WordPress flaws into one-link RCE; Gravity Forms CVSS 9.8 file-upload flaw surfaces.

๐Ÿ’ฅ BREACHES & INCIDENTS

  • Gyazo server flaw exploited to steal 23.6 million user records
    Hackers exploited a Gyazo server vulnerability to steal 23.6 million user records and 490 million image metadata records.
    • Gyazo, the cloud screenshot/screen-recording platform run by Helpfeel with ~23 million users, especially popular in gaming communities, was breached on September 11, 2026.
    • Stolen user data may include names/nicknames, email addresses, password hashes, user and device IDs, login session IDs, X integration tokens, Google SSO emails, profile details, subscription and billing info, and usage statistics.
    • Attackers also took 490 million image metadata records (mostly pre-January 2019 uploads), including upload IP addresses, User-Agent strings, EXIF location data, OCR-extracted text, image titles, source URLs, and hashed passphrases for private images.
    • The breach occurred via a server vulnerability that Gyazo fixed on September 12 after detecting suspicious activity; the company also obtained a list of private images and cannot rule out that some were viewed.
    • Gyazo has taken the platform offline for maintenance, disabled access to exposed files, and is notifying affected users while investigating with external experts; no data deletion or impact to Helpfeel/Cosense services was found.
    Sources ๐Ÿ“Ž Coverage: reddit.com ยท ๐Ÿ‘ via r/cybersecurity

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ RESEARCH & DEEP DIVES

  • Click2Shell: WordPress Core flaw chained with theme bug enables RCE via one malicious link
    Researchers disclosed Click2Shell, a WordPress exploit chain that turns a single malicious link into remote code execution.
    • Affects WordPress sites running versions before 7.1.1, which fixed the Core theme-preview flaw on September 17, 2026
    • The Core weakness silently installs an attacker-selected WordPress.org theme via jQuery selector injection in the theme installer route, requiring only a logged-in administrator to visit a crafted URL
    • Chained with insecure pre-activation code in themes like Mobile Repair Zone 2.5.4, whose unauthenticated AJAX handler downloads and executes attacker-supplied PHP for full RCE
    • Compromise exposes wp-config.php, database credentials, site data, and potentially the wider hosting environment
    • Standalone flaw rated High (CVSS 7.1); full chain rated Critical; no CVE assigned yet and no evidence of exploitation in the wild
    Sources ๐Ÿ“„ Source: pwn.ai ยท ๐Ÿ“Ž Coverage: cybersecuritynews.com ยท ๐Ÿ‘ via Cyber Security News, cryptika.com (discovered)

๐Ÿ”“ CVEs & KEV

  • CVE-2026-84434 โ€” Gravity Forms โ€” CVSS 9.8 โ€” Gravity Forms through 3.1.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Hidden F...

  • CVE-2026-89274 โ€” brechtvds WP Recipe Maker โ€” CVSS 9.1 โ€” WP Recipe Maker through 10.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via...

  • CVE-2026-92229 โ€” wpmudev Forminator Forms โ€“ Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder โ€” CVSS 9.1 โ€” Forminator Forms through 1.57.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution vi...

  • CVE-2026-92807 โ€” pdfcrowd Save as PDF Plugin by PDFCrowd โ€” CVSS 8.8 โ€” Save as PDF Plugin by PDFCrowd through 4.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitr...

  • CVE-2026-87909 โ€” opajaap WP Photo Album Plus โ€” CVSS 7.5 โ€” WP Photo Album Plus through 9.2.09.002 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code E...

  • CVE-2026-13354 โ€” gabelivan Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster โ€” CVSS 7.2 โ€” Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster through 1.4.0.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-S...

  • CVE-2026-89334 โ€” wordplus Better Messages โ€“ Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots โ€” CVSS 6.5 โ€” Better Messages through 2.15.33 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Custom+)...

  • CVE-2026-15760 โ€” Divi Essential Divi Essentials โ€” CVSS 6.5 โ€” Divi Essentials through 5.8.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber...

  • CVE-2026-92967 โ€” wppochipp Pochipp โ€” CVSS 6.1 โ€” Pochipp through 1.20.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'keyword' ParameterThe...

๐Ÿ“‹ ADVISORIES

  • ๐Ÿ“„ Source for BragJack Attack Lets Malicious Extensions Hijack AI Agents Across 5 Major Browsers โ€” forever.security

  • ๐Ÿ“„ Source for Tutor LMS plugin flaws (CVE-2026-88944, CVE-2026-89081, CVE-2026-89333) affect WordPress sites โ€” wordfence.com

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