Critical Unpatched Flaw Disclosed in WordPress WooCommerce Extension

If you own an eCommerce website built on WordPress and powered by WooCommerce plugin, then beware of a new, unpatched vulnerability that has been made public and could allow attackers to compromise your online store.

A WordPress security company—calle… Continue reading Critical Unpatched Flaw Disclosed in WordPress WooCommerce Extension

New PHP Code Execution Attack Puts WordPress Sites at Risk

Sam Thomas, a security researcher from Secarma, has discovered a new exploitation technique that could make it easier for hackers to trigger critical deserialization vulnerabilities in PHP programming language using previously low-risk considered funct… Continue reading New PHP Code Execution Attack Puts WordPress Sites at Risk

Unpatched WordPress Flaw Gives Attackers Full Control Over Your Site

UPDATE—WordPress has released version 4.9.7 to finally patch this vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to gain full control over affected websites. You are recommended to install the latest available version of WordPress as soon as possible…. Continue reading Unpatched WordPress Flaw Gives Attackers Full Control Over Your Site

Unpatched DoS Flaw Could Help Anyone Take Down WordPress Websites

A simple yet serious application-level denial of service (DoS) vulnerability has been discovered in WordPress CMS platform that could allow anyone to take down most WordPress websites even with a single machine—without hitting with a massive amount of … Continue reading Unpatched DoS Flaw Could Help Anyone Take Down WordPress Websites

Nearly 2000 WordPress Websites Infected with a Keylogger

More than 2,000 WordPress websites have once again been found infected with a piece of crypto-mining malware that not only steals the resources of visitors’ computers to mine digital currencies but also logs visitors’ every keystroke.

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WordPress Plugin Used by 300,000+ Sites Found Vulnerable to SQL Injection Attack

A SQL Injection vulnerability has been discovered in one of the most popular Wordpress plugins, installed on over 300,000 websites, which could be exploited by hackers to steal databases and possibly hijack the affected sites remotely.

The flaw has be… Continue reading WordPress Plugin Used by 300,000+ Sites Found Vulnerable to SQL Injection Attack