A vulnerability has been found in the WordPress SEO Plugin that allows attackers to give admin privileges to any registered users on sites run by WordPress. This leaves 200,000 sites with active installations vulnerable to attack if left unpatched. The plugin, called Rank math, allows website owners to perform search

WordPress is facing more vulnerabilities, this time in its Popup Builder plugin. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into popups, which can then affect tens of thousands of websites and allow the attacker to steal information and take over targeted sites in the worst-case scenario. The plugin

A zero-day vulnerability in a WordPress plugin is being exploited by hackers. The plugin was made by ThemeREX, a company that sells commercial WordPress themes. Security firm Wordfence discovered the attacks yesterday, stating that the plugin is installed on over 40,000 sites. According to the firm, the plugin sets up

Over 2,000 WordPress sites have been hacked according to website security firm Sucuri. Sucuri analysts detected attackers exploiting vulnerabilities in plugins used by many WordPress customers to add additional features to their operations. The analysts detected the vulnerabilities in the third week of January. The hacks were purported to fuel

Infinite Client and WP Time Capsule, two WordPress plugins, contain vulnerabilities that leave sites open to attack. The bug is a critical authorization complication that allows adversaries access to the backend of a site without a password. The attacker only needs the admin username for the WordPress plugins. Both of

WordPress website admins and owners are encouraged to immediately apply the Jetpack 7.9.1 critical security update. Vulnerabilities in Jetpack that could leave websites subject to attack have existed since Jetpack 5.1. Jetpack is a popular WordPress plugin that features security, performance and site management services including malware scanning and brute-force

Threat actors are adding backdoor admin accounts to compromised WordPress websites as part of an ongoing campaign targeting over 10 vulnerable plugins for the highly popular content management system, a security researcher with Defiant has discovered. The campaign was first spotted last month. At first, the attackers were injecting WordPress

Netlab researchers are warning that the Free-Socks.in proxy service is a front for a criminal operation, as the service runs on top of a massive botnet consisting of 2,692 WordPress sites, nearly half of which are hosted in the US. The compromised websites have been infected with the Linux.Ngioweb backdoor

A security firm holding a grudge against WordPress recently released proof-of-concept (PoC) code for two zero-days affecting two official Facebook plugins for WordPress. The impacted plugins are “Messenger Customer Chat” (20,000 installations) and “Facebook for WooCommerce” (200,000 installations). The flaws are tricky to exploit, but can enable threat actors to

Threat actors on Wednesday launched a massive hacking campaign targeting WordPress websites that use the Yuzo Related Posts plugin, a recently discontinued plugin that is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. The flaw allows attackers to inject malicious code into legitimate websites that will cause users to get redirected