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Category: WordPress Security

WordPress 6.3.2 Security Release – What You Need to Know

WordPress Core 6.3.2 was released today, on October 12, 2023. It includes a number of security fixes and additional hardening against commonly exploited vulnerabilities.

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 2, 2023 to October 8, 2023)

Last week, there were 92 vulnerabilities disclosed in 88 WordPress Plugins and no WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 37 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.

Backdoor Masquerading as Legitimate Plugin

As part of our product lineup, we offer security monitoring and malware removal services to our Wordfence Care and Response customers.

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 25, 2023 to October 1, 2023)

Last week, there were 90 vulnerabilities disclosed in 68 WordPress Plugins and no WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 31 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.

Know your Malware – A Beginner’s Guide to Encoding Techniques Used to Obfuscate Malware

With the launch of Wordfence CLI, our high performance security scanner that can detect the vast majority of PHP malware targeting WordPress, Wordfence continues to emphasize the importance of malware detection and remediation.

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 18, 2023 to September 24, 2023)

Last week, there were 42 vulnerabilities disclosed in 37 WordPress Plugins and no WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 10 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 11, 2023 to September 17, 2023)

Last week, there were 55 vulnerabilities disclosed in 46 WordPress Plugins and no WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 15 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.

Two PHP Object Injection Vulnerabilities Fixed in Essential Blocks

On August 18, 2023, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for two PHP Object Injection vulnerabilities in the Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress, a plugin with over 100,000 installations.

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 4, 2023 to September 10, 2023)

Last week, there were 107 vulnerabilities disclosed in 89 WordPress Plugins and 5 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 36 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.

Malware Scanning: An Essential Layer of Website Security

Wordfence recently launched Wordfence CLI, a high performance command line malware scanner, which makes use of our extensive set of malware detection signatures to rapidly scan file systems for infections.