Pierluigi Paganini
August 02, 2020
A critical flaw in the wpDiscuz WordPress plugin could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and take over the hosting account. Security experts from Wordfence discovered a critical vulnerability impacting the wpDiscuz WordPress plugin that is installed on over 80,000 sites. The vulnerability could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 10, 2020
An XSS vulnerability in the KingComposer page builder for WordPress impacts 100,000 websites using the WordPress plugin. Researchers at Wordfence Threat Intelligence team discovered a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-15299, in the KingComposer WordPress plugin that potentially impacts 100,000 websites. KingComposer a fast drag-and-drop page builder for WordPress websites, which comes complete with top-notch features embedded and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 04, 2020
Security experts have observed a large-scale campaign over the weekend aimed at stealing configuration files from WordPress sites. Security researchers from WordFence have observed a large-scale campaign over the weekend aimed at stealing configuration files from WordPress sites. Threat actors attempted to exploit well- known vulnerabilities in unpatched plugins to download configuration files from WordPress […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2020
Two security flaws in the PageLayer WordPress plugin can be exploited to potentially wipe the contents or take over WordPress sites. Security experts from WordFence discovered two high severity security vulnerabilities in the PageLayer WordPress plugin that could potentially allow attackers to wipe the contents or take over WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions. PageLayer is a WordPress page […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 18, 2020
A critical flaw in the WP Product Review Lite plugin installed on over 40,000 WordPress sites could potentially allow their take over. Attackers could exploit a critical vulnerability in the WP Product Review Lite WordPress plugin to inject malicious code and potentially take over vulnerable websites. The WP Product Review Lite plugin allows site owners to quickly create custom review […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 14, 2020
Experts found a critical bug in Google’s official WordPress plugin ‘Site Kit’ that could allow hackers to gain owner access to targeted sites’ Google Search Console. The Site Kit WordPress plugin makes it easy to set up and configure key Google products (i.e. Search Console, Analytics, Tag Manager, PageSpeed Insights, Optimize, and AdSense), giving users authoritative and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 12, 2020
Two issues in the popular Page Builder by SiteOrigin WordPress plugin could be exploited to carry out code execution attacks on vulnerable websites. Two high severity vulnerabilities found in the Page Builder WordPress can be exploited by attackers to create new admin accounts and deliver malicious code taking over the compromised websites. The vulnerabilities are a Cross-Site Request […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 07, 2020
Attackers exploited two security issues in the Elementor Pro and Ultimate Addons for Elementor WordPress plugins to fully compromise over 1M sites. Hackers are actively exploiting two security flaws in the Elementor Pro and Ultimate Addons for Elementor WordPress plugins to fully compromise unpatched WordPress installs. Security experts from Wordfence have observed a hacking campaign targeting the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2020
Security researchers from Check Point Research Team discovered critical vulnerabilities in three popular e-learning plugins for WordPress sites. Security researchers at Check Point Research Team are warning of recently discovered vulnerabilities in some popular online learning management system (LMS) WordPress plugins. The impact could be serious because these WordPress plugins are used for WordPress sites […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 12, 2020
Experts discovered a new e-skimmer employed in MageCart attacks against WordPress websites using the WooCommerce plugin. Experts from security firm Sucuri discovered a new e-skimmer software that is different from similar malware used in Magecart attacks. The new software skimmed was employed in attacks on the WordPress-based e-store using the WooCommerce plugin. The e-skimmer doesn’t […]
