Tag: WordPress security
100,000 WordPress Sites Impacted with Cross-Site Scripting(XSS) Flaw
KingComposer, a WordPress plugin found installed with over 100,000 WordPress sites found vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
The vulnerability was found by the Wordfence security...
Massive Hacking Campaign Targets WordPress Websites to Steal Database Credentials
Cybercriminals launched more than 130 million attacks aiming to harvest database credentials from 1.3 million Wordpress sites.
In this massive attack campaign, cybercriminals used several...
Critical RCE Bug in WordPress Plugin Let Hackers Gain Admin Access on 200,000 Websites
Researchers from Wordfence uncovered two RCE vulnerabilities in Wordpress SEO plugin called Rank Math let hackers hijack nearly 200,000 vulnerable Websites and gain...
WordPress 5.3.1 Released – Several Security Vulnerabilities Are Fixed – Update Now
WordPress 5.3.1 released with security and maintenance based updates with 46 fixes and enhancements.
There are 4 security vulnerabilities fixed in this update that...
New Malware Attack Targeting 60 Million WordPress Websites to add Backdoor & Exploit Plugins...
Researchers discovered an ongoing malvertising campaign targeting millions of WordPress websites to infect with backdoor and exploiting the various Wordpress plugins vulnerabilities.
According to WordPress,...
Critical Vulnerability in WordPress Ad Inserter Plugin Let Hackers to Execute Arbitrary PHP Code
A critical remote code execution vulnerability in WordPress plugin Ad Inserter, let hackers execute arbitrary PHP code in the vulnerable installations.
The vulnerability was discovered...
WordPress Websites Hit by a Barrage of Attacks
Attackers exploit the vulnerability of the Yuzo Related Posts plugin.Email automation service Mailgun has added a long list of companies that were victims of...
WordPress Update 4.9.2 – Fix for XSS Vulnerability and 21 Other Bugs
New WordPress update (4.9.2) released yesterday covering the fix for XSS vulnerability and 21 other bugs. The Vulnerability resides with the Flash fallback files...
Three more Malicious Backdoored plugins with More than 89,000 Active Installs found in WordPress...
Wordpress has such a massive ecosystem consist of a number of plugins and themes, threat actors involved in various malicious activities such as hiding...
Most Important Considerations Check to Setup Your WordPress Security
Thousands of WordPress websites get hacked every day, so securing your blog must be top of mind. Luckily, it's not all rocket-science as you...