Urgent: Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes Over 4 Million Sites

November 17, 2024 at 11:57PM A critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-10924) in the Really Simple Security plugin for WordPress could allow attackers to gain full admin access. Affecting over 4 million sites, the vulnerability has been patched in version 9.1.2 after responsible disclosure. Similar vulnerabilities were also found in WPLMS Learning Management System. ### Meeting … Read more

Exploitation Expected for Flaw in Caching Plugin Installed on 5M WordPress Sites

August 22, 2024 at 06:21AM A critical security vulnerability in the Litespeed Cache plugin, affecting more than 5 million WordPress websites, allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges. The bug bounty program of Patchstack disclosed this vulnerability, leading to a $14,400 reward for the researcher. Although a fix has been issued, around 2 million websites … Read more

Critical Flaw in Donation Plugin Exposed 100,000 WordPress Sites to Takeover

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

Hackers exploit LiteSpeed Cache flaw to create WordPress admins

May 7, 2024 at 05:48PM Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in outdated LiteSpeed Cache and Email Subscribers plugins for WordPress, creating rogue admin users and compromising sites. An unauthenticated cross-site scripting flaw, CVE-2023-40000, affects LiteSpeed Cache versions older than 5.7.0.1, while Email Subscribers plugin versions 5.7.14 and older are vulnerable to a critical SQL injection flaw, … Read more

Turla hackers backdoor NGOs with new TinyTurla-NG malware

February 15, 2024 at 10:03AM Security researchers discovered new malware known as TinyTurla-NG and TurlaPower-NG, being used by the Russian hacker group Turla. The group exploits vulnerable WordPress websites for command and control purposes. Targeting organizations across various sectors, they aim to steal sensitive data using custom tools and malware. The malware’s purpose is to … Read more

Turla hackers target NGOs with new TinyTurla-NG ‘secret backdoor’

February 15, 2024 at 09:56AM Security researchers have discovered new malware called TinyTurla-NG and TurlaPower-NG, utilized by the Russian hacker group Turla for network access and data theft. Turla exploits vulnerable WordPress websites for command and control, targeting organizations across various sectors. The malware’s backdoor functionality and data exfiltration methods were detailed in a report … Read more

Nearly 7K WordPress Sites Compromised by Balada Injector

January 17, 2024 at 11:04AM Over 6,700 WordPress sites were infected with the Balada Injector malware through a vulnerable Popup Builder plug-in, exploiting a cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2023-6000). This long-running campaign has compromised over 1 million WordPress sites. Security experts advise implementing integrity monitoring and conducting routine updates to mitigate these threats. Based on the … Read more

50K WordPress sites exposed to RCE attacks by critical bug in backup plugin

December 11, 2023 at 05:48PM A critical security flaw in the WordPress Backup Migration plugin (CVE-2023-6553) allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute PHP code, compromising vulnerable websites. The bug, rated 9.8/10 in severity, was quickly patched after being reported to BackupBliss. However, many websites remain vulnerable, and WordPress admins are urged to take immediate action … Read more