On May 30th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload via Plugin Installation vulnerability in Alone, a WordPress theme with more than 9,000 sales. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files…
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10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Critical Vulnerabilities in HT Contact Form WordPress Plugin
On June 24th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload and an Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in HT Contact Form, a WordPress plugin with more than 10,000 active installations. The arbitrary file upload vulnerability can be used…
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 for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5…
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 for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5…
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 for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5…
200,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in SureForms WordPress Plugin
On June 21st, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in SureForms, a WordPress plugin with more than 200,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated threat actors to specify arbitrary file paths in…
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…
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 for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5…
600,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in Forminator WordPress Plugin
On June 20th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in Forminator, a WordPress plugin with more than 600,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated threat actors to specify arbitrary file paths in…
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 for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5…
A Deep Dive into a Modular Malware Family
The Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team recently identified an interesting malware family on May 16, 2025 during a site clean. This malware family shared a codebase but varied in features across different versions, including credit card skimming and WordPress credential theft.…
Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in Motors Theme
On May 2nd, 2025, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Motors, a WordPress theme with more than 22,000 sales. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to change the password of any user, including…
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 for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5…
100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation via MCP in AI Engine WordPress Plugin
On May 21st, 2025, our Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for an Insufficient Authorization to Privilege Escalation via MCP (Model Context Protocol) vulnerability in the AI Engine plugin, which is actively installed on more…
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 for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5…
33,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in RealHomes WordPress Theme
On May 4th, 2025, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in RealHomes, a WordPress theme with more than 33,000 sales. This vulnerability can be used by authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to grant themselves administrative…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 26, 2025 to June 1, 2025)
📢 In case you missed it, Wordfence just published its annual 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. …
9,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload and Deletion Vulnerabilities in WP User Frontend Pro WordPress Plugin
On March 24th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload and an Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in WP User Frontend Pro, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 9,000 active installations. The arbitrary file upload vulnerability can be…
Malware Masquerades as Legitimate, Hidden WordPress Plugin with Remote Code Execution Capabilities
The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team recently discovered an interesting malware variant that appears in the file system as a normal WordPress plugin containing a comment header, a handful of functions as well as a simple admin interface. Just like previous…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 19, 2025 to May 25, 2025)
📢 In case you missed it, Wordfence just published its annual 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. …
15,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in MasterStudy LMS Pro WordPress Plugin
On May 15th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in MasterStudy LMS Pro, a WordPress plugin with more than 15,000 estimated active installations. The MasterStudy Education WordPress theme from ThemeForest with more than 21,000 sales…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 12, 2025 to May 18, 2025)
📢 In case you missed it, Wordfence just published its annual 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. …
Sophisticated & Stealthy Formjacking Malware Targets E-Commerce Checkout Pages
The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team recently uncovered a sophisticated formjacking malware targeting WooCommerce sites. This malware injects a fake payment form into legitimate checkout processes and exfiltrates sensitive customer data to a remote Command & Control (C2) server. Unlike traditional…
22,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Motors WordPress Theme
On May 2nd, 2025, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Motors, a WordPress theme with more than 22,000 sales. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to change the password of any user, including…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 5, 2025 to May 11, 2025)
📢 In case you missed it, Wordfence just published its annual 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. …
10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in UiPress lite WordPress Plugin
On March 29th, 2025, we received a submission for a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in UiPress lite, a WordPress plugin with over 10,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged to execute code remotely, which makes it possible for attackers…
50,000 WordPress Sites Affected by PHP Object Injection Vulnerability in Uncanny Automator WordPress Plugin
On April 26th, 2024, we received a submission for an authenticated PHP Object Injection vulnerability in Uncanny Automator, a WordPress plugin with more than 50,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged via an existing POP chain present in the…
82,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in TheGem WordPress Theme
On May 4th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in TheGem, a WordPress theme with more than 82,000 sales. This vulnerability can be used by authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 28, 2025 to May 4, 2025)
📢 In case you missed it, Wordfence just published its annual 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. …
10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in Eventin WordPress Plugin
On April 6th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Read vulnerability in Eventin, a WordPress plugin with more than 10,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on the…
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…
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…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 21, 2025 to April 27, 2025)
📢 In case you missed it, Wordfence just published its annual 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. …
Wordfence: The World’s Leading Quality WordPress Vulnerability Intelligence Provider
Today, we’re examining Wordfence’s vulnerability data for 2024 and 2025, and comparing it to other WordPress Certified Numbering Authorities (CNAs) and vulnerability data providers. This report will demonstrate why Wordfence is the undisputed leader in WordPress vulnerability intelligence and WordPress…
Interesting WordPress Malware Disguised as Legitimate Anti-Malware Plugin
The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team recently discovered an interesting malware variant that appears in the file system as a normal WordPress plugin, often with the name ‘WP-antymalwary-bot.php’, and contains several functions that allow attackers to maintain access to your site,…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 14, 2025 to April 20, 2025)
📢 In case you missed it, Wordfence just published its annual 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. …
50,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in Greenshift WordPress Plugin
On April 14th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Greenshift, a WordPress plugin with more than 50,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be used by authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 7, 2025 to April 13, 2025)
📢 In case you missed it, Wordfence just published its annual 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. …
6,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Move Vulnerability in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce WordPress Plugin
On March 28th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Move vulnerability in Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce, a WordPress plugin with more than 6,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated threat…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 31, 2025 to April 6, 2025)
📢 In case you missed it, Wordfence just published its annual 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. …
100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Administrative User Creation Vulnerability in SureTriggers WordPress Plugin
On March 13th, 2025, we received a submission for an Unauthenticated Administrative User Creation vulnerability in SureTriggers, a WordPress plugin with more than 100,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged by attackers to create malicious administrator users when the…
2024 Annual WordPress Security Report by Wordfence
Read the 2024 WordPress Security Report by Wordfence: Despite another record year for disclosed vulnerabilities in 2025, the rising number doesn’t necessarily translate to increased risk for the vast majority of site owners. This article delves into the specifics of…
50,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Uncanny Automator WordPress Plugin
On March 5th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Uncanny Automator, a WordPress plugin with more than 50,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be used by authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 24, 2025 to March 30, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…
20,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload and Deletion Vulnerabilities in WP Ultimate CSV Importer WordPress Plugin
On March 5th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload and an Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in WP Ultimate CSV Importer, a WordPress plugin with more than 20,000 active installations. The arbitrary file upload vulnerability can be…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 17, 2025 to March 23, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 10, 2025 to March 16, 2025)
Last week, there were 147 vulnerabilities disclosed in 125 WordPress Plugins and 7 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 47 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 3, 2025 to March 9, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…
Use Genuine Wordfence and Stay Secure, Stay Supported, and Avoid Malware, Vulnerabilities and Backdoors
Use Genuine Wordfence and Stay Secure, Stay Supported, and Avoid Malware, Vulnerabilities and Backdoors – Genuine Wordfence is only available on Wordfence.com or from the WordPress Plugin Repository. Given our popularity and excellent reputation, there are unfortunately quite a few…
WordPress Security Research Series: WordPress Security Architecture
Learn how WordPress security works from the inside out. A guide for vulnerability researchers on identifying flaws in WordPress core, plugins, and themes. The post WordPress Security Research Series: WordPress Security Architecture appeared first on Wordfence. This article has been…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 24, 2025 to March 2, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…
Enhancing the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program: New Incentives & a Stronger Focus on High-Impact Research
Learn more about the incredible success of the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program, what we’re looking forward to in the future, and how the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team will continue to invest in making the WordPress community and the web a…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 17, 2025 to February 23, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…
100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload, Read and Deletion Vulnerability in Everest Forms WordPress Plugin
100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload, Read and Deletion Vulnerability in Everest Forms WordPress Plugin The post 100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload, Read and Deletion Vulnerability in Everest Forms WordPress Plugin appeared first on Wordfence.…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 10, 2025 to February 16 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…
Creative SVG File Upload to Local File Inclusion Vulnerability Affecting 90,000 Sites Patched in Jupiter X Core WordPress Plugin
On January 6th, 2025, we received a submission for an SVG Upload to Local File Inclusion vulnerability in Jupiter X Core, a WordPress plugin with more than 90,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an authenticated attacker, with…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 3, 2025 to February 9, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…
30,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk WordPress Plugin
On December 7th, 2024, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk, a WordPress plugin with more than 30,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 27, 2025 to February 2, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 20, 2025 to January 26, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 13, 2025 to January 19, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…
Wordfence Bug Bounty Researchers: Unlock More Earning Potential With New “Refer A Researcher” Program
Wordfence is excited to announce our new Refer-A-Researcher Program! Refer new researchers to our Bug Bounty Program and earn up to 20% commissions on their first 5 valid vulnerability submissions. Apply today and start earning. The post Wordfence Bug Bounty…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 6, 2025 to January 12, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug 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…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 16, 2024 to January 5, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugin 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…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 9, 2024 to December 15, 2024)
💥 Time to wrap up this year and kick-off the new year with a bang! We’re wrapping up the year with our End of Year Holiday Extravaganza, High-Risk Bonus Blitz Challenge, and Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program. Through January 6th, 2025: All…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 2, 2024 to December 8, 2024)
💥 Time to wrap up this year and kick-off the new year with a bang! We’re wrapping up the year with our End of Year Holiday Extravaganza, High-Risk Bonus Blitz Challenge, and Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program. Through January 6th, 2025: All…
6,000,000 WordPress Sites Protected Against Payment Refund and Subscription Cancellation Vulnerability in WPForms WordPress Plugin
On October 23th, 2024, we received a submission for a Missing Authorization to Payment Refund and Subscription Cancellation vulnerability in WPForms, a WordPress plugin with more than 6,000,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an authenticated attacker, with…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 25, 2024 to December 1, 2024)
💥 Time to wrap up this year and kick-off the new year with a bang! We’re wrapping up the year with our End of Year Holiday Extravaganza, High-Risk Bonus Blitz Challenge, and Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program. Through January 6th, 2025: All…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 18, 2024 to November 24, 2024)
🦸 💥 Calling all superheroes and hunters! Introducing the End of Year Holiday Extravaganza and the WordPress Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program! Through December 9th, 2024: All in-scope vulnerability types for WordPress plugins/themes with >= 1,000 active installations…
200,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Unauthenticated Critical Vulnerabilities in Anti-Spam by CleanTalk WordPress Plugin
200,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Unauthenticated Critical Vulnerabilities in Anti-Spam by CleanTalk WordPress Plugin The post 200,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Unauthenticated Critical Vulnerabilities in Anti-Spam by CleanTalk WordPress Plugin appeared first on Wordfence. This article has been indexed from…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 11, 2024 to November 17, 2024)
🦸 💥 Calling all superheroes and hunters! Introducing the End of Year Holiday Extravaganza and the WordPress Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program! Through December 9th, 2024: All in-scope vulnerability types for WordPress plugins/themes with >= 1,000 active installations…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 4, 2024 to November 10, 2024)
🦸 💥 Calling all superheroes and hunters! Introducing the End of Year Holiday Extravaganza and the WordPress Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program! Through December 9th, 2024: All in-scope vulnerability types for WordPress plugins/themes with >= 1,000 active installations…
4,000,000 WordPress Sites Using Really Simple Security Free and Pro Versions Affected by Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
On November 6th, 2024, our Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for an Authentication Bypass vulnerability in the Really Simple Security plugin, and in the Really Simple Security Pro and Pro Multisite plugins, which are…
Wrap Up the Year with the Biggest Scope and Rewards Yet: Join the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program End of Year Holiday Extravaganza!
The holidays are here, and so is your chance to earn big while helping secure the WordPress ecosystem! For all submissions to our Bug Bounty Program from November 12, 2024, to December 9, 2024, we’re rolling out our End of…
WordPress Database Scanning For Malware Released in Wordfence CLI 5.0.1
Today we’re excited to announce the recent release of Wordfence CLI version 5.0.1 Now you can scan any WordPress database you have access to for malware and spamvertising with the new db-scan feature. If you are managing many WordPress sites…
28,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Read and Deletion Vulnerability in WPLMS WordPress Theme
On October 19th, 2024, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Read and Deletion vulnerability in WPLMS, a WordPress premium theme with more than 28,000 sales. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated threat actors to read and delete…
Wordfence Price Increases Coming December 5th, 2024
We haven’t raised our prices in a relatively high inflation environment in 2 years, and in the case of Wordfence Care and Response, for 2.5 years. So that time has come, and we want to let our free and paid…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 28, 2024 to November 3, 2024)
🦸 👻 Calling all superheroes and haunters! Introducing the Cybersecurity Month Spooktacular Haunt and the WordPress Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program! Through November 11th, 2024: All in-scope vulnerability types for WordPress plugins/themes with >= 1,000 active installations…
Announcing The Wordfence Audit Log: Off-Site Real-Time Security Event Logging for WordPress
The audit log captures and stores security-related events on your website as they happen, and sends them securely to an off-site location to protect them from tampering, and to store them for your analysis. The post Announcing The Wordfence Audit…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 21, 2024 to October 27, 2024)
🦸 👻 Calling all superheroes and haunters! Introducing the Cybersecurity Month Spooktacular Haunt and the WordPress Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program! Through November 11th, 2024: All in-scope vulnerability types for WordPress plugins/themes with >= 1,000 active installations…
10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in AI Power: Complete AI Pack WordPress Plugin
On October 23rd, 2024, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in AI Power: Complete AI Pack, a WordPress plugin with more than 10,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to upload…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 14, 2024 to October 20, 2024)
🦸 👻 Calling all superheroes and haunters! Introducing the Cybersecurity Month Spooktacular Haunt and the WordPress Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program! Through November 11th, 2024: All in-scope vulnerability types for WordPress plugins/themes with >= 1,000 active installations…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 7, 2024 to October 13, 2024)
🦸 👻 Calling all superheroes and haunters! Introducing the Cybersecurity Month Spooktacular Haunt and the WordPress Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program! Through November 11th, 2024: All in-scope vulnerability types for WordPress plugins/themes with >= 1,000 active installations…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 30, 2024 to October 6, 2024)
🦸 👻 Calling all superheroes and haunters! Introducing the Cybersecurity Month Spooktacular Haunt and the WordPress Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program! Through November 11th, 2024: All in-scope vulnerability types for WordPress plugins/themes with >= 1,000 active installations…
Get Spooked By Huge Scope and Rewards in the Wordfence Bug Bounty Cybersecurity Month Spooktacular Haunt!
In celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the ‘Secure Our World‘ theme for this year, we’re brewing up some extra-exciting opportunities to propel our mission to Secure the Web. The Cybersecurity Month Spooktacular Haunt gives researchers the chance to earn…
7,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Unauthenticated Critical Vulnerabilities in LatePoint WordPress Plugin
On September 17, 2024, our Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for two critical vulnerabilities in the LatePoint plugin, which is estimated to be actively installed on more than 7,000 WordPress websites. The post 7,000…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 23, 2024 to September 29, 2024)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugins and themes at no cost to vendors? Through October 7th, 2024, XSS vulnerabilities in all plugins and themes with >=1,000 Active Installs are in scope for…
8,000 WordPress Sites affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in WP Hotel Booking WordPress Plugin
On August 3rd, 2024, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in WP Hotel Booking, a WordPress plugin with more than 8,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be used by authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above,…
A (Beta) Audio Roundup of September’s WordPress Vulnerabilities
For those of you that want to stay abreast of the newest vulnerabilities in the WP ecosystem, but like to multitask, here’s an audio roundup of the vulnerabilities we published in the month of September. This is something new I’m…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 16, 2024 to September 22, 2024)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugins and themes at no cost to vendors? Through October 7th, 2024, XSS vulnerabilities in all plugins and themes with >=1,000 Active Installs are in scope for…
90,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload and Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities in Jupiter X Core WordPress Plugin
On August 6th, 2024, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Jupiter X Core, a WordPress plugin with more than 90,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files…
20,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WCFM – WooCommerce Frontend Manager WordPress Plugin
On August 28th, 2024, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover vulnerability in WCFM – WooCommerce Frontend Manager, a WordPress plugin with more than 20,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an authenticated attacker…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 9, 2024 to September 15, 2024)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugins and themes at no cost to vendors? Through October 7th, 2024, XSS vulnerabilities in all plugins and themes with >=1,000 Active Installs are in scope for…
GPU Hosting and Open Source AI Will Revolutionize or Kill WordPress
On the eve of WordCamp US 2024 we find ourselves in the midst of a revolution. It is perhaps the most profoundly transformative technology revolution our species has experienced in our short history in this Universe. In fundamental terms, since…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 2, 2024 to September 8, 2024)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugins and themes at no cost to vendors? Through October 7th, 2024, XSS vulnerabilities in all plugins and themes with >=1,000 Active Installs are in scope for…
Over 40,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks Plugin
On August 14th, 2024, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks, a WordPress plugin with over 40,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged by attackers with minimal authenticated access to set…
Critical Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in MP3 Audio Player WordPress Plugin Affects Over 20,000 Sites
On August 4th, 2024, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar, a WordPress plugin with over 20,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged…
How To Find XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) Vulnerabilities in WordPress Plugins and Themes
Yesterday, we announced the WordPress XSSplorer Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program. The objective of this promotion is to help beginners get started in WordPress bug bounty hunting by opening up the scope of our Bug Bounty Program. Cross-Site…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 26, 2024 to September 1, 2024)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugin and themes at no cost to vendors? Through October 7th, 2024, XSS vulnerabilities in all plugins and themes with >=1,000 Active Installs are in scope for…
20,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Bit File Manager WordPress Plugin
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugin and themes at no cost to vendors? Through October 14th, researchers can earn up to $31,200, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program!…