Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework Bugs Plague WordPress Sites

Two vulnerabilities have been found in the Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin for WordPress, which is installed on more than 1 million websites. They could allow arbitrary plugin installation, post deletions and access to potentially sensitive information about a site’s...

WordPress Nested Pages plugin <= 3.1.15 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability leading to Arbitrary Post Deletion and Modification

Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF vulnerability leading to Arbitrary Post Deletion and Modification discovered by Ramuel Gall WordFence in WordPress Nested Pages plugin versions = 3.1.15. Solution Update the WordPress Nested Pages plugin to the latest available version at least 3.1.16...

WordPress Malware Camouflaged As Code

In today’s post we discuss emerging techniques that attackers are using to hide the presence of malware. In the example we discuss below, the attacker’s goal is to make everything look routine to an analyst so that they do not dig deeper and discover the presence of malware and what it is doing. ...

2021 Mid-Year WordPress Security Report: A Collaboration Between Wordfence and WPScan

Wordfence has collaborated with WPScan to conduct a 2021 mid-year review on the state of WordPress security. Using attack data from Wordfence’s internal threat intelligence platform, and vulnerability data from WPScan’s vulnerability database, we were able to analyze the current trend of attacks ...

Multiple Vulnerabilities Patched in WordPress Download Manager

On May 4, 2021, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team initiated the responsible disclosure process for WordPress Download Manager, a WordPress plugin installed on over 100,000 sites. We found two separate vulnerabilities, including a sensitive information disclosure as well as a file upload...

WordPress WordPress Download Manager plugin <= 3.1.24 - Authenticated File Upload vulnerability

Authenticated File Upload vulnerability discovered by Ramuel Gall WordFence in WordPress WordPress Download Manager plugin versions = 3.1.24. Solution Update the WordPress WordPress Download Manager plugin to the latest available version at least 3.1.25...

You’ve Found a Vulnerability! Now What? A Guide to Responsible Disclosure.

Information security researchers make a valuable contribution to our online security by finding vulnerabilities and facilitating getting them fixed. Wordfence has been finding and disclosing vulnerabilities in WordPress core, WordPress plugins, and WordPress themes since 2011. Our research has...

Nulled WordPress Plugins – Dangers and Downsides

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...

Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched in WooCommerce

Update: The article originally credited Tommy DeVoss dawgyg for the discovery. Weve 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...

WordPress ProfilePress plugin 3.0 – 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in Image Uploader Component vulnerability

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability discovered by Chloe Chamberland WordFence in WordPress ProfilePress plugin versions 3.0 – 3.1.3. 06.29.2021 - WordFence updated the vulnerable version to 3.0 - 3.1.3. Solution Update the WordPress ProfilePress plugin to the latest version at leas...

WordPress ProfilePress plugin 3.0 – 3.1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload in File Uploader Component vulnerability

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability discovered by Chloe Chamberland WordFence in WordPress ProfilePress plugin versions 3.0 – 3.1.3. 06.29.2021 - WordFence updated the vulnerable version to 3.0 - 3.1.3. Solution Update the WordPress ProfilePress plugin to the latest version at leas...

WordPress ProfilePress plugin 3.0 – 3.1.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability discovered by Chloe Chamberland WordFence in WordPress ProfilePress plugin versions 3.0 – 3.1.3. 06.29.2021 - WordFence updated the vulnerable version to 3.0 - 3.1.3. Solution Update the WordPress ProfilePress plugin to the latest available versi...

WordPress ProfilePress plugin 3.0 – 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability discovered by Chloe Chamberland WordFence in WordPress ProfilePress plugin versions 3.0 – 3.1.3. 06.29.2021 - WordFence updated the vulnerable version to 3.0 - 3.1.3. Solution Update the WordPress ProfilePress plugin to the latest version at leas...

Hackers‌ ‌Actively‌ ‌Exploiting‌ ‌0-Day‌ ‌in WordPress Plugin Installed on Over ‌17,000‌ ‌Sites

Fancy Product Designer, a WordPress plugin installed on over 17,000 sites, has been discovered to contain a critical file upload vulnerability that's being actively exploited in the wild to upload malware onto sites that have the plugin installed. Wordfence's threat intelligence team, which...

WordPress Fancy Product Designer premium plugin <= 4.6.8 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload and Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities

Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload and Remote Code Execution RCE vulnerabilities discovered by WordFence in WordPress Fancy Product Designer premium plugin versions = 4.6.8. Solution Update the WordPress Fancy Product Designer premium plugin to the latest available version at least 4.6.9...

WordPress Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks plugin <= 2.0.3 (2.0.0 – 2.0.3) - Authenticated Wildcard Activation and Retrieval vulnerability

Authenticated Wildcard Activation and Retrieval vulnerability discovered by WordFence in WordPress Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks plugin versions = 2.0.3 only versions 2.0.0 – 2.0.3. Solution Update the WordPress Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks plugin to the latest available version at...

WordPress External Media plugin <= 1.0.33 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability leading to Remote Code Execution RCE discovered by Chloe Chamberland WordFence in WordPress External Media plugin versions = 1.0.33. Solution Update the WordPress External Media plugin to the latest available version at least 1.0.34...

Happy Addons for Elementor Free < 2.24.0 and Pro < 1.17.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

The plugins have a number of widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site ScriptingXSS by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method: The “Card” widget accepts a “titletag” parameter. Although the element control lists a fixed set of possible html tags, it is possib...

WordPress Store Locator Plus plugin <= 5.5.14 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Authenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability discovered by WordFence in WordPress Store Locator Plus plugin versions = 5.5.14. Solution Update the WordPress Store Locator Plus plugin to the latest available version at least 5.5.15...

WordPress Clever Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.0.15 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability discovered by Ramuel Gall Wordfence in WordPress Clever Addons for Elementor plugin versions = 2.0.15. Solution Update the WordPress Clever Addons for Elementor plugin to the latest available version at least 2.1.0...