On June 24th, 2024, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team became aware of a WordPress plugin, Social Warfare, that was infected with malware through the WordPress repository. Upon further investigation, our team quickly identified 4 additional affected plugins through our internal…
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WordPress 6.5.5 Security Release – What You Need to Know
📢 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 $10,400, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability,…
Supply Chain Attack on WordPress.org Plugins Leads to 5 Maliciously Compromised WordPress Plugins
On Monday June 24th, 2024 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team became aware of a plugin, Social Warfare, that was injected with malicious code on June 22, 2024 based on a forum post by the WordPress.org Plugin Review team. We immediately…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 10, 2024 to June 16, 2024)
📢 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 $10,400, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability,…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 3, 2024 to June 9, 2024)
📢 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 $10,400, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability,…
Introducing the 0-day Threat Hunt Bug Bounty Promo Through July 11th, 2024!
At Wordfence our mission is to Secure The Web. WordPress powers over 40% of the Web, and Wordfence secures over 5 million WordPress websites. That’s why we’ve decided to run another exciting and new promotion for our Bug Bounty Program.…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 27, 2024 to June 2, 2024)
📢 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 $10,400, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability,…
40,000 WordPress Sites affected by Vulnerability That Leads to Privilege Escalation in Login/Signup Popup WordPress Plugin
On May 17th, 2024 we received a submission for an Arbitrary Options Update vulnerability in Login/Signup Popup, a WordPress plugin with more than 40,000 active installations. This vulnerability could be used by authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 20, 2024 to May 26, 2024)
📢 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 $10,400, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability,…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 13, 2024 to May 19, 2024)
Last week, there were 107 vulnerabilities disclosed in 82 WordPress Plugins and 8 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 42 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those…
Up to 30X Faster PHP Malware Scans with Wordfence CLI 4.0.1
Today we’re announcing Wordfence CLI 4.0.1 which includes a massive scan speed-up of 6X to 30X depending on your workload. We can confidently say that Wordfence CLI is now the fastest and most thorough PHP malware scanner in the world.…
The Wordfence Affiliate Program Officially Launches Today
The Wordfence affiliate program is a new way for our most passionate advocates to help their clients, customers, and friends discover peace of mind and secure their user community by installing Wordfence. It’s also a fantastic new way to earn…
The Wordfence Affiliate Program Officially Launches Today
The Wordfence affiliate program is a new way for our most passionate advocates to help their clients, customers, and friends discover peace of mind and secure their user community by installing Wordfence. It’s also a fantastic new way to earn…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 6, 2024 to May 12, 2024)
🎉 Did you know we’re running a Bug Bounty Extravaganza again? Earn over 6x our usual bounty rates, up to $10,000, for all vulnerabilities submitted through May 27th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! Last week, there…
30,000 WordPress Sites affected by Arbitrary SQL Execution Vulnerability Patched in Visualizer WordPress Plugin
30,000 WordPress Sites affected by Arbitrary SQL Execution Vulnerability Patched in Visualizer WordPress Plugin The post 30,000 WordPress Sites affected by Arbitrary SQL Execution Vulnerability Patched in Visualizer WordPress Plugin appeared first on Wordfence. This article has been indexed from…
Revolutionizing WordPress Bug Bounty and Security: Latest Enhancements to the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program
We are excited to share some updates on our Bug Bounty Program today! It has been over six months since the launch of our program, during which we’ve awarded approximately $242,000 in bounties. Since then, our team has triaged around…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 29, 2024 to May 5, 2024)
🎉 Did you know we’re running a Bug Bounty Extravaganza again? Earn over 6x our usual bounty rates, up to $10,000, for all vulnerabilities submitted through May 27th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! Last week, there…
$563 Bounty Awarded for Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Patched in Yoast SEO WordPress Plugin
🎉 Did you know we’re running a Bug Bounty Extravaganza again? Earn over 6x our usual bounty rates, up to $10,000, for all vulnerabilities submitted through May 27th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! On April…
$563 Bounty Awarded for Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Patched in Yoast SEO WordPress Plugin
🎉 Did you know we’re running a Bug Bounty Extravaganza again? Earn over 6x our usual bounty rates, up to $10,000, for all vulnerabilities submitted through May 27th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! On April…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 22, 2024 to April 28, 2024)
🎉 Did you know we’re running a Bug Bounty Extravaganza again? Earn over 6x our usual bounty rates, up to $10,000, for all vulnerabilities submitted through May 27th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! Last week, there…