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Wordfence Research and News
PSA: Critical Vulnerability Patched in Ninja Forms WordPress Plugin
On June 16, 2022, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team noticed a back-ported security update in Ninja Forms, a WordPress plugin with over one million active installations.
Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability In Download Manager Plugin
On May 30, 2022, Security Researcher Rafie Muhammad reported a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability to us that they discovered in Download Manager, a WordPress plugin installed on over 100,000 sites.
Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Patched in SiteGround Security Plugin
On March 10, 2022 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a vulnerability we discovered in “SiteGround Security”, a WordPress plugin that is installed on over 400,000 sites.
Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Patched in a WordPress Photo Gallery Plugin
On November 11, 2021 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a vulnerability we discovered in “Photoswipe Masonry Gallery”, a WordPress plugin that is installed on over 10,000 sites.
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Patched in WordPress Profile Builder Plugin
On January 4, 2022 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a vulnerability we discovered in “Profile Builder – User Profile & User Registration Forms”, a WordPress plugin that is installed on over 50,000 WordPress websites.
Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched in WordPress Statistics Plugin
On February 7, 2022, Security Researcher Cyku Hong from DEVCORE reported a vulnerability to us that they discovered in WP Statistics, a WordPress plugin installed on over 600,000 sites.
Unauthenticated XSS Vulnerability Patched in HTML Email Template Designer Plugin
On December 23, 2021 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a vulnerability we discovered in “WordPress Email Template Designer – WP HTML Mail”, a WordPress plugin that is installed on over 20,000 sites.
84,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Three Plugins With The Same Vulnerability
On November 5, 2021 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a vulnerability we discovered in “Login/Signup Popup”, a WordPress plugin that is installed on over 20,000 sites.
1.6 Million WordPress Sites Hit With 13.7 Million Attacks In 36 Hours From 16,000 IPs
Today, on December 9, 2021, our Threat Intelligence team noticed a drastic uptick in attacks targeting vulnerabilities that make it possible for attackers to update arbitrary options on vulnerable sites.
XSS Vulnerability Patched in Plugin Designed to Enhance WooCommerce
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