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Category: WordPress Security
“Never Assume Anything” – Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Exposed in 14 Email Logging Plugins
“Never Assume Anything” – that is the 4th Guiding Principle written in the Security section of the WordPress Common APIs Handbook for developers.
Massive Targeted Exploit Campaign Against WooCommerce Payments Underway
The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team has been monitoring an ongoing exploit campaign targeting a recently disclosed vulnerability in WooCommerce Payments, a plugin installed on over 600,000 sites.
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 3, 2023 to July 9, 2023)
Last week, there were 61 vulnerabilities disclosed in 54 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 28 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.
Interesting Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Patched in User Registration WordPress Plugin
On June 19, 2023, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in WPEverest’s User Registration plugin, which is actively installed on more than 60,000 WordPress websites.
Dissecting a Clever Malware Sample for Optimized Detection and Protection
As part of our product lineup, we offer security monitoring and malware removal services to our Wordfence Care and Response customers.
Open-Source Projects Use the Wordfence Vulnerability Data Feed API and You Can Too!
Prior to joining the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team, I spent several years as a vulnerability analyst, responsible for collecting, analyzing, and curating every publicly disclosed vulnerability.
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 26, 2023 to July 2, 2023)
Last week, there were 66 vulnerabilities disclosed in 56 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 34 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.
PSA: Unpatched Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Ultimate Member Plugin Being Actively Exploited
Today, on June 29, 2023, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team became aware of an unpatched privilege escalation vulnerability being actively exploited in Ultimate Member, a WordPress plugin installed on over 200,000 sites, through our vulnerability changelog monitoring we do to ensure the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database has the most up to date and accurate information.
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 19, 2023 to June 25, 2023)
Last week, there were 84 vulnerabilities disclosed in 76 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 42 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week.
miniOrange Addresses Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in WordPress Social Login and Register WordPress Plugin
On May 28, 2023, our Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for an Authentication Bypass vulnerability in miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin, which is actively installed on more than 30,000 WordPress websites.
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