WordPress Site Hacked to redirect stripe.js offsite for credit card skimming – Can’t Find The Source

We are experiencing an issue on our WordPress site running WooCommerce, for the second time this year where a hacker is injecting some kind of script that is redirecting the stripe.js code from it’s native location at stripe to an offsite … Continue reading WordPress Site Hacked to redirect stripe.js offsite for credit card skimming – Can’t Find The Source

WordPress.org to require two-factor authentication for plugin developers 

The requirement begins Oct. 1. and would apply to plugin and theme authors.

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LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Vulnerability Exposes Millions of WordPress Sites to Attacks

A vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin leads to the exposure of sensitive information, including user cookies.
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This Week in Security: The Rest of the IPv6 Story, CVE Hunting, and Hacking the TSA

We finally have some answers about the Windows IPv6 vulnerability — and a Proof of Concept! The patch was a single change in the Windows TCP/IP driver’s Ipv6pProcessOptions(), now calling …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: The Rest of the IPv6 Story, CVE Hunting, and Hacking the TSA

Code Execution Vulnerability Found in WPML Plugin Installed on 1M WordPress Sites

A critical vulnerability in the WPML WordPress plugin could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server.
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Exploitation Expected for Flaw in Caching Plugin Installed on 5M WordPress Sites

A critical vulnerability in the Litespeed Cache WordPress plugin can allow attackers to hack websites by creating an admin user.
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Critical Flaw in Donation Plugin Exposed 100,000 WordPress Sites to Takeover

A critical vulnerability in the GiveWP WordPress plugin could be exploited for remote code execution and arbitrary file deletion.
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How can a vulnerable function can be a exploited by a non-logged user if it only called in the WP admin section of a plugin?

I manage many WordPress websites and often encounter vulnerabilities related to WordPress plugins. However, I always wonder how these vulnerabilities can be exploited. I am not looking to exploit them myself or asking you to write any expl… Continue reading How can a vulnerable function can be a exploited by a non-logged user if it only called in the WP admin section of a plugin?