Pushing Boundaries With Claude Code

Claude Code stormed onto the programming scene when Anthropic launched it in February of this year. It moved, what Andrej Karpathy has called "The Autonomy Slider" from around a three to a solid eight. What this means is that you can give Claude Code direction, it will come up with a plan to...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 28, 2025 to August 3, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through September 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

How To Find SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in WordPress Plugins and Themes

SQL Injection SQLi , a vulnerability almost as old as database-driven web applications themselves CWE-89, persists as a classic example of failing to neutralize user-supplied input before it's used in a SQL query. So why does this well-understood vulnerability type continue to exist? In the...

WordPress SQLsplorer Challenge: Bigger Scope and Bounties for All Researchers in the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program

From now through September 22, 2025 , we’re running our SQLsplorer Challenge , focused on SQL Injection vulnerabilities. During this challenge, we’re expanding the scope of the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program to encourage deeper research into SQL Injection vulnerabilities and broader participation...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 21, 2025 to July 27, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in AI Engine WordPress Plugin

📢 Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters!📢 🌞 Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in Alone Theme

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10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Critical Vulnerabilities in HT Contact Form WordPress Plugin

📢 Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters!📢 🌞 Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 14, 2025 to July 20, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 7, 2025 to July 13, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 30, 2025 to July 6, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

200,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in SureForms WordPress Plugin

📢 Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters!📢 🌞 Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

Revolutionizing Responsible Disclosure: Introducing the Wordfence Vulnerability Management Portal for WordPress Vendors

The Wordfence team is excited to announce the official launch of the Wordfence Vulnerability Management Portal, the latest addition to the Wordfence Intelligence suite. This new interface is designed to improve and simplify the vulnerability disclosure process between the Wordfence team and...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 23, 2025 to June 29, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

600,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in Forminator WordPress Plugin

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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 16, 2025 to June 22, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

A Deep Dive into a Modular Malware Family

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Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in Motors Theme

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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 9, 2025 to June 15, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation via MCP in AI Engine WordPress Plugin

🌞Spring Into Summer Challenge: Critical Threats = Critical Rewards. 🌞 🔥 Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Submit bold. Earn big! 🔥 On May 21st, 2025, our Wordfence Thre...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 2, 2025 to June 8, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards forall in-scope submissions from our 'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per...

33,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in RealHomes WordPress Theme

🌞Spring Into Summer Challenge: Critical Threats = Critical Rewards. 🌞 🔥 Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards for all in-scope submissions from our'High Threat' list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Submit bold. Earn big! 🔥 On May 4th, 2025, we received a...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 26, 2025 to June 1, 2025)

In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. Last week, there were 65 vulnerabilities disclosed in 60 WordPress Plugin...

9,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload and Deletion Vulnerabilities in WP User Frontend Pro WordPress Plugin

📢In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. On March 24th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Uplo...

Malware Masquerades as Legitimate, Hidden WordPress Plugin with Remote Code Execution Capabilities

📢In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team recently discovered an interestin...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 19, 2025 to May 25, 2025)

In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. Last week, there were 164 vulnerabilities disclosed in 111 WordPress...

15,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in MasterStudy LMS Pro WordPress Plugin

📢In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. On May 15th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 12, 2025 to May 18, 2025)

In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. Last week, there were 143 vulnerabilities disclosed in 120 WordPress...

Sophisticated & Stealthy Formjacking Malware Targets E-Commerce Checkout Pages

📢In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team recently uncovered a sophisticate...

22,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Motors WordPress Theme

📢In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. On May 2nd, 2025, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 5, 2025 to May 11, 2025)

In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. Last week, there were 224 vulnerabilities disclosed in 207 WordPress...

10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in UiPress lite WordPress Plugin

📢In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. On March 29th, 2025, we received a submission for a Remote Code Executio...

50,000 WordPress Sites Affected by PHP Object Injection Vulnerability in Uncanny Automator WordPress Plugin

In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. On April 26th, 2024, we received a submission for an authenticated PHP...

82,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in TheGem WordPress Theme

📢In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. On May 4th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 28, 2025 to May 4, 2025)

In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. Last week, there were 84 vulnerabilities disclosed in 68 WordPress Plugin...

10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in Eventin WordPress Plugin

📢In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. On April 6th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Read...

Recently Disclosed SureTriggers Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

On May 2nd, 2025 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team added a new critical vulnerability to the Wordfence Intelligence vulnerability database in the OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform Formerly SureTriggers plugin publicly disclosed by a third-party CNA on April 30th, 2025. This vulnerabili...

WordPress Security Research Series: Setting Up Your Research Lab

Welcome to Part 3 of the WordPress Security Research Beginner Series! If you haven’t yet, take a minute to check out the series introduction to get a sense of what this series is all about. You’ll also want to catch up on Part 1, where we dig into WordPress request architecture and hooks, and Par...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 21, 2025 to April 27, 2025)

In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. Last week, there were 232 vulnerabilities disclosed in 199 WordPress...

Wordfence: The World’s Leading Quality WordPress Vulnerability Intelligence Provider

On April 8th, 2024, we released our 2024 Annual WordPress Security Report, highlighting key trends and insights across the evolving landscape of WordPress security. Today, we want to shine a spotlight on Wordfence’s contributions through our Bug Bounty Program, and reaffirm our commitment to...

Interesting WordPress Malware Disguised as Legitimate Anti-Malware Plugin

📢In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team recently discovered an interestin...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 14, 2025 to April 20, 2025)

In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. Last week, there were 259 vulnerabilities disclosed in 222 WordPress...

50,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in Greenshift WordPress Plugin

📢In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. On April 14th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Uplo...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 7, 2025 to April 13, 2025)

In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. Last week, there were 352 vulnerabilities disclosed in 310 WordPress...

6,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Move Vulnerability in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce WordPress Plugin

📢Did you know Wordfence runs aBug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugins and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability , for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability, submit the details directly to us, and we...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 31, 2025 to April 6, 2025)

In case you missed it, Wordfence just published itsannual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond. Last week, there were 551 vulnerabilities disclosed in 485 WordPress...

100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Administrative User Creation Vulnerability in SureTriggers WordPress Plugin

📢Did you know Wordfence runs aBug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugins and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability , for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability, submit the details directly to us, and we...

2024 Annual WordPress Security Report by Wordfence

The 2024 WordPress security landscape saw significant changes, with new Bug Bounty Programs such as Wordfence’s creating opportunities for numerous researchers to earn a sustainable income by examining WordPress software. Despite another record year for disclosed vulnerabilities in 2025, the risi...

50,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Uncanny Automator WordPress Plugin

📢Did you know Wordfence runs aBug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugins and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability , for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability, submit the details directly to us, and we...

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 24, 2025 to March 30, 2025)

Did you know Wordfence runs aBug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugins and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability , for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability, submit the details directly to us, and we...