While investigating the Duplicate Page plugin we have discovered a dangerous SQL Injection vulnerability. It was not being abused externally and impacts over 800,000 sites. It’s urgency is defined by the associated DREAD score that looks at damage, reproducibility, exploitability, affected users, and discoverability. A key contributor to the criticality of this vulnerability is that […]
Tag Archives: WordPress Security
Malware Campaigns Sharing Network Resources: r00ts.ninja
We recently noticed an interesting example of network infrastructure resources being used over a period of time by more than one large scale malware campaign (e.g redirected traffic, cryptomining). This was discovered when reviewing sources of the various malicious domains used in a recent WordPress plugin exploit wave. Mass Infection of WordPress Websites The latest Easy […]
Stored XSS Patched in WordPress 5.1.1
WordPress recently released an update, 5.1.1, which patches a stored XSS vulnerability in the platform’s comment system. Even 10 days after the release of this security patch, around 60% of all WordPress sites scanned by our services didn’t have this fix applied. We are not aware of any exploit attempts using the vulnerability currently. Should […]
Zero-Day Stored XSS in Social Warfare
A zero-day vulnerability has just appeared in the WordPress plugin world, affecting over 70,000 sites using the Social Warfare plugin. The plugin is vulnerable to a Stored XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) vulnerability and has been removed from the plugin repository. Attacks can be conducted by any users visiting the site. A patch has been released and […]
0day Vulnerability in Easy WP SMTP Affects Thousands of Sites
The Easy WP SMTP plugin authors have released a new update, fixing a very critical 0day vulnerability. When leveraged, this vulnerability gives unauthenticated attackers the power to modify any options of an affected site — ultimately leading to a complete site compromise. The vulnerability, found only in version 1.3.9, has been seen exploited in the […]
Arbitrary Directory Deletion in WP-Fastest-Cache
The WP-Fastest-Cache plugin authors released a new update, version 0.8.9.1, fixing a vulnerability (CVE-2019-6726) present during its install alongside the WP-PostRatings plugin. According to seclists.org: “A successful attack allows an unauthenticated attacker to specify a path to a directory from which files and directories will be deleted recursively. The vulnerable code path extracts the path […]
Insufficient Privilege Validation in SiteGround Optimizer & Caldera Forms Pro
While investigating the SiteGround Optimizer and Caldera Forms Pro plugins we have discovered a critical privilege escalation vulnerability. It was not being abused externally and impacts over 500,000 sites. It’s urgency is defined by the associated DREAD score that looks at damage, reproducibility, exploitability, affected users, and discoverability. A key contributor to the criticality of […]
How to Add SSL & Move WordPress from HTTP to HTTPS
Moving a WordPress website from HTTP to HTTPS should be a priority for any webmaster. Recent statistics show that over 33% of website administrators across the web use WordPress and many of these websites have still not added an SSL certificate. Why is Important to Have a WordPress SSL Certificate? SSL has become increasingly important […]
How to Add SSL & Move WordPress from HTTP to HTTPS
Moving a WordPress website from HTTP to HTTPS should be a priority for any webmaster. Recent statistics show that over 33% of website administrators across the web use WordPress and many of these websites have still not added an SSL certificate. Why is Important to Have a WordPress SSL Certificate? SSL has become increasingly important […]
Fake Browser Updates Push Ransomware and Bank Malware
Recently we came across a malicious campaign injecting scripts that push fake browser updates onto site visitors. This is what a typical fake update request looks like: Users see a message box that says it’s an “Update Center” for your browser type (in my case it’s Firefox, but they also have such messages for Chrome, […]
