WordPress Plugin Bug Lets Subscribers Wipe Sites

Researchers have discovered a homicidal WordPress plugin that allows subscribers to wipe sites clean of content. The high-severity security flaw is found in Hashthemes Demo Importer, a plugin that’s used in more than 8,000 active installations. According to security researchers at Wordfence, the...

Site Deletion Vulnerability in Hashthemes Plugin

Update: a previous version of this article incorrectly indicated that this vulnerability could be used for site takeover, we have updated this for accuracy, as the impact is instead complete loss of site content. Note: To receive disclosures like this in your inbox the moment they’re published, y...

WordPress HashThemes Demo Importer plugin <= 1.1.1 - Improper Access Control allowing content deletion vulnerability

Improper Access Control allowing content deletion vulnerability discovered by Ramuel Gall WordFence in WordPress HashThemes Demo Importer plugin versions = 1.1.1. Solution Update the WordPress HashThemes Demo Importer plugin to the latest available version at least 1.1.2...

HashThemes Demo Importer < 1.1.2 - Improper Access Control to Blog Reset

The plugin does not have capability checks in some of its AJAX action, relying on CSRF nonces for this, which are displayed for any authenticated users. As a result, a user with a role as low as subscriber could use the hdiinstalldemo AJAX action to reset the entire blog including the tables in t...