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Wordfence Research and News
Category: Research
Several Critical Vulnerabilities including Privilege Escalation, Authentication Bypass, and More Patched in UserPro WordPress Plugin
On May 1, 2023, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team began the responsible disclosure process for multiple high and critical severity vulnerabilities we discovered in Kirotech’s UserPro plugin, which is actively installed on more than 20,000 WordPress websites.
Several Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in AI ChatBot Plugin for WordPress
On September 28, 2023, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for multiple vulnerabilities in AI ChatBot, a WordPress plugin with over 4,000 active installations.
4 Million WordPress Sites affected by Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin
On August 14, 2023, our Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache plugin, which is actively installed on more than 4,000,000 WordPress websites, making it the most popular cache plugin.
Backdoor Masquerading as Legitimate Plugin
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Over 100,000 WordPress Websites Affected by XSS and SQLi Vulnerabilities in Slimstat Analytics Plugin
On August 24, 2023, our Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and a Blind SQL Injection vulnerability in the Slimstat Analytics plugin, which is actively installed on more than 100,000 WordPress websites.
Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Patched in Newsletter WordPress Plugin
On August 16, 2023, our Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Newsletter plugin, which is actively installed on more than 300,000 WordPress websites.
Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Charitable WordPress Plugin Affects Over 10,000 sites
On August 10, 2023, our Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the Donation Forms by Charitable plugin, which is actively installed on more than 10,000 WordPress websites.
Threat Actors Using Obfuscation in Attempt to Evade Detection
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weDevs Addresses Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WP Project Manager WordPress Plugin
On July 9, 2023, our Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in weDevs’s WP Project Manager plugin, which is actively installed on more than 10,000 WordPress websites.
WebToffee Addresses Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Stripe Payment Plugin for WooCommerce WordPress Plugin
On June 8, 2023, our Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for an Authentication Bypass vulnerability in WebToffee’s Stripe Payment Plugin for WooCommerce plugin, which is actively installed on more than 10,000 WordPress websites.
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