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Wordfence Research and News
Category: Vulnerabilities
The WordPress Ecosystem is Becoming More Secure with Responsible Disclosure Becoming More Common
The Wordfence 2022 State of WordPress Security Report was released on January 24th, 2023.
All In One SEO Pack Vulnerabilities Impacting 3 Million Sites Patched
On January 26, 2023, the Wordfence Team responsibly disclosed two vulnerabilities in All In One SEO Pack, a WordPress plugin installed on over 3 Million sites which provides search engine optimization tools designed to help content creators optimize their sites and reach more users.
Wordfence Intelligence CE Weekly Vulnerability Report (Feb 13, 2023 to Feb 19, 2023)
Wordfence has curated an industry leading vulnerability database with all known WordPress core, theme, and plugin vulnerabilities known as Wordfence Intelligence Community Edition.
Wordfence Intelligence CE Weekly Vulnerability Report (Feb 6, 2023 to Feb 12, 2023)
In case you missed it, Wordfence has curated an industry leading vulnerability database with all known WordPress core, theme, and plugin vulnerabilities known as Wordfence Intelligence Community Edition.
Wordfence Intelligence CE Weekly Vulnerability Report (1-30-2023 to 2-5-2023)
In case you missed it, Wordfence has curated an industry leading vulnerability database with all known WordPress core, theme and, plugin vulnerabilities known as Wordfence Intelligence Community Edition.
High-Severity XSS Vulnerability in Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder
On January 4, 2023, independent security researcher Mohammed Chemouri reached out to the Wordfence Vulnerability Disclosure program to responsibly disclose and request a CVE ID for a vulnerability in Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder, a WordPress plugin with over 100,000 installations.
Multiple Vulnerabilities Patched in Quick Restaurant Menu Plugin
On January 16, 2023, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team responsibly disclosed several vulnerabilities in Quick Restaurant Menu, a WordPress plugin that allows users to set up restaurant menus on their sites.
Holiday Attack Spikes Target Ancient Vulnerabilities and Hidden Webshells
Winter brings a number of holidays in a short period of time, and many organizations shut down or run a skeleton crew for a week or more at the end of the year and beginning of the new year.
Eleven Vulnerabilities Patched in Royal Elementor Addons
On December 23, 2022, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a set of 11 vulnerabilities in Royal Elementor Addons, a WordPress plugin with over 100,000 installations.
Exploiting WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities to Steal AWS Metadata
In an ideal world, vulnerabilities would not exist. A request would be sent to a server, properly validated, and only the intended information would be provided by the server.
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