August 22, 2024 at 02:00AM A critical security flaw in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress (CVE-2024-28000, CVSS score: 9.8) could allow unauthenticated users to gain administrator privileges. It has been patched in version 6.4 released on August 13, 2024. This vulnerability underscores the importance of strong and unpredictable security hashes or nonces in web … Read more
August 21, 2024 at 12:51AM A critical security flaw (CVE-2024-5932) in WordPress GiveWP plugin allows remote code execution, affecting over 100,000 websites. Researchers also disclosed vulnerabilities in other WordPress plugins (e.g., InPost PL, JS Help Desk). Patching against these flaws is crucial to prevent attacks. Website owners are advised against using nulled plugins and themes … Read more
August 20, 2024 at 11:06AM A critical vulnerability in the GiveWP WordPress plugin (CVE-2024-5932, CVSS score 10/10) exposed over 100,000 websites, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary remote code or delete files. Exploiting a bug in serialization, attackers could potentially take over affected sites, which has been addressed in version 3.14.2 and users are urged … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 03:32PM Threat actor altered WordPress plugins on WordPress.org to insert malicious code, creating new admin accounts and injecting SEO spam. Wordfence discovered the breach and notified developers, resulting in patches for most affected products. The compromised plugins include Social Warfare, Blaze Widget, Wrapper Link Element, Contact Form 7 Multi-Step Addon, and … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 12:53PM Multiple plug-ins on WordPress.org were compromised by threat actors, injecting malicious code aimed at granting attackers administrative privileges and enabling further malicious activity. The affected plug-ins, including the popular Social Warfare, have been delisted and are unavailable for download, with a recommendation to remove them immediately and perform a complete … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 08:48AM Malicious code inserted into five WordPress plugins created new admin accounts, reported Defiant. Social Warfare versions 4.4.6.4 to 4.4.7.1 have the code and users should update to 4.4.7.3. Four other plugins are affected. The attacker sends admin details to their server and adds SEO spam to sites. The plugins are … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 12:03AM Several WordPress plugins have been compromised and backdoored to inject malicious code, allowing creation of rogue administrator accounts and unauthorized actions on affected websites. The injected malware aims to create new admin accounts and inject malicious JavaScript for SEO spam. Users are advised to check for suspicious accounts and malicious … Read more
June 6, 2024 at 02:24AM A malicious Python package called crytic-compilers was discovered on the Python Package Index, posing as a legitimate library named crytic-compile. It was designed to deliver an information stealer called Lumma. Additionally, more than 300 WordPress sites have been compromised with malicious Google Chrome update pop-ups, leading to the deployment of … Read more
May 30, 2024 at 11:16AM Fastly warns of ongoing exploitation of vulnerabilities in three WordPress plugins, enabling the injection of malicious scripts and backdoors. These flaws permit unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting attacks, creation of new administrator accounts, and stealing of credentials. Impacting over 600,000 installations, the campaign is emanating from IPs linked to AS IP … Read more
May 30, 2024 at 10:21AM Cybersecurity researchers have warned of high-severity security vulnerabilities in various WordPress plugins, being actively exploited to create rogue administrator accounts for further exploitation. The flaws allow for unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting attacks, enabling threat actors to inject malicious scripts. To mitigate these risks, WordPress site owners should review installed plugins, … Read more