This entry was posted in General Security, WordPress Security on July 21, 2021 by Ram Gall 7 Replies
In our 2020 Threat Report, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team identified malware distributed via nulled, pirated, or counterfeit plugins and themes as one of the largest threats facing the WordPress ecosystem. Many site owners are unaware of the risks associated with using nulled plugins, and in many cases, they may not even be aware that …
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This entry was posted in Vulnerabilities, WordPress Security on July 15, 2021 by Ram Gall 15 Replies
Update: The article originally credited Tommy DeVoss (dawgyg) for the discovery. We’ve since been contacted by Tommy, who let us know that the credit should go to another researcher, Josh from DOS (Development Operations Security) On July 14, 2021, WooCommerce released an emergency patch for a SQL Injection vulnerability reported by a security researcher, Josh …
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This entry was posted in General Security, Vulnerabilities, WordPress Security on July 13, 2021 by Chloe Chamberland 4 Replies
WordPress has experienced exponential growth in the past several years and now holds over 42% of the CMS market share for all major sites. There are over 50,000 plugins available to download in the WordPress repository. That does not include the thousands of premium or open source plugins available outside of the repository, along with …
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This entry was posted in Research, Vulnerabilities, WordPress Security on June 28, 2021 by Chloe Chamberland 9 Replies
On May 27, 2021, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for several vulnerabilities that were discovered in ProfilePress, formerly WP User Avatar, a WordPress plugin installed on over 400,000 sites. These flaws made it possible for an attacker to upload arbitrary files to a vulnerable site and register as an administrator …
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This entry was posted in Research, Vulnerabilities, WordPress Security on June 17, 2021 by Charles Strader Sweethill 6 Replies
The Wordfence site cleaning team helps numerous customers recover from malware infections and site intrusions. While doing so, Wordfence Security Analysts perform a detailed forensic investigation in order to determine how the site was compromised by attackers. In a set of recent cases, we were able to identify a service vulnerability allowing malicious attackers to …
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This entry was posted in Research, Vulnerabilities, WordPress Security on June 16, 2021 by Ram Gall 0 Replies
On March 2, 2021, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team responsibly disclosed a Cross-Site Request Forgery(CSRF) vulnerability in WP Fluent Forms, a WordPress plugin installed on over 80,000 sites. This vulnerability also allowed a stored Cross-Site Scripting(XSS) attack which, if successfully exploited, could be used to take over a site. We reached out to the plugin …
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This entry was posted in Research, Vulnerabilities, WordPress Security on June 14, 2021 by Chloe Chamberland 0 Replies
On May 21, 2021, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a vulnerability that we discovered in WooCommerce Stock Manager, a WordPress plugin installed on over 30,000 sites. This flaw made it possible for an attacker to upload arbitrary files to a vulnerable site and achieve remote code execution, as long …
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This entry was posted in PSA, Research, WordPress Security on June 11, 2021 by Ram Gall 10 Replies
The Wordfence Threat Intelligence and Site Cleaning teams have been tracking a malware campaign that redirects all site visitors to malvertising domains, while attempting to keep site administrators unaware of the infection. Since June 1, 2021, the number of sites we are tracking that have been infected with this malware has more than doubled, and …
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This entry was posted in General Security, WordPress Security on June 10, 2021 by Chloe Chamberland 5 Replies
Today, we are excited to announce that Wordfence is authorized by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE®) Program as a CNA, or CVE Numbering Authority. As a CNA, Wordfence can now assign CVE IDs for new vulnerabilities in WordPress Core, WordPress Plugins and WordPress Themes. WordPress powers over 40% of the World Wide Web in …
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This entry was posted in Research, Vulnerabilities, WordPress Security on June 01, 2021 by Ram Gall 2 Replies
Update: A patched version of Fancy Product Designer, 4.6.9, is now available as of June 2, 2021. This article has been updated to reflect newly available information, including Indicators of Compromise. On May 31, 2021, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team discovered a critical file upload vulnerability being actively exploited in Fancy Product Designer, a WordPress …
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