tl;dr: Like the novel “Dependency Confusion” supply chain attack, it is possible to take over internally developed WordPress plugins unclaimed on the wordpress.org registry. Updating the plugin might result in the RCE or installing a PHP backdoor. You can use wp_update_confusion.py to scan for potential targets. To protect your website, please read this announcement.
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