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…
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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!…
WordPress XSSplorer Challenge: An Expanded Scope for All Researchers in the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program
From now through October 7th, 2024, we are expanding the scope of our Bug Bounty Program to include all Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities—both Reflected and Stored—in any WordPress plugin or theme with at least 1,000 active installations for all researchers.…
6,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Unauthenticated Critical Vulnerability in WP Job Portal WordPress Plugin
On August 7th, 2024, we received a submission for an unauthenticated Local File Inclusion, Arbitrary Settings Update, and User Creation vulnerability in WP Job Portal, a WordPress plugin with more than 6,000 active installations. The post 6,000 WordPress Sites Affected…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 19, 2024 to August 25, 2024)
📢 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!…
1,000,000 WordPress Sites Protected Against Unique Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in WPML WordPress Plugin
On June 19th, 2024, we received a submission for a Remote Code Execution via Twig Server-Side Template Injection vulnerability in WPML, a WordPress plugin with more than 1,000,000 active installations. The post 1,000,000 WordPress Sites Protected Against Unique Remote Code…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 12, 2024 to August 18, 2024)
📢 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!…
Over 5,000,000 Site Owners Affected by Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in LiteSpeed Cache 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!…
$4,998 Bounty Awarded and 100,000 WordPress Sites Protected Against Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in GiveWP 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!…
10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Read and Delete Vulnerability in InPost PL and InPost for WooCommerce WordPress Plugins
📢 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!…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 5, 2024 to August 11, 2024)
📢 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 $32,100, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program!…
Earn Up to $31,200 Per Vulnerability: Introducing the WordPress Bug Bounty Superhero Challenge!
Today, we’re incredibly excited to launch a new challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program: the WordPress Superhero Challenge! Through October 14th, we’re introducing a new active installation count range for our bounties for plugins and themes with 5,000,000+ active…
5,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in JS Help Desk WordPress Plugin
📢 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 (July 29, 2024 to August 4, 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 (July 22, 2024 to July 28, 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,…
Over 8,000 Exploit Attempts Already Blocked For Recently Patched Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in 简数采集器 (Keydatas) WordPress Plugin
On June 18th, 2024, during the 0-day Threat Hunt Promo of our Bug Bounty Program, we received a submission for an Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in 简数采集器 (Keydatas), a WordPress plugin with more than 5,000 active installations. This vulnerability…
Empowering WordPress Bug Bounty Hunters: Meet the New Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Researcher Dashboard
Today, we are very excited to announce the launch of our brand-new researcher dashboard for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program! One frequent request we received from our researchers was to have a way to manage and track all their vulnerability…
The Aftermath of the WordPress.org Supply Chain Attack: New Malware and Techniques Emerge
On Monday June 24th, 2024 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team was made aware of the presence of malware in the Social Warfare repository plugin. After adding the malicious code to our Threat Intelligence Database and examining it, we discovered additional…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 15, 2024 to July 21, 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,…
10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by High Severity Vulnerabilities in BookingPress WordPress Plugin
10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by High Severity Vulnerabilities in BookingPress WordPress Plugin The post 10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by High Severity Vulnerabilities in BookingPress WordPress Plugin appeared first on Wordfence. This article has been indexed from Blog – Wordfence Read…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 8, 2024 to July 14, 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 (July 1, 2024 to July 7, 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,…
7,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in ProfileGrid WordPress Plugin
📢 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, submit the details directly to us,…
$3,094 Bounty Awarded and 150,000 WordPress Sites Protected Against Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Patched in Modern Events Calendar WordPress Plugin
📢 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, submit the details directly to us,…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 24, 2024 to June 30, 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,…
WordPress Security Research Series: WordPress Request Architecture and Hooks
Welcome to Part 1 of the WordPress Security Research Beginner Series! If you haven’t had a chance, please review the series introduction blog post for more details on the goal of this series and what to expect. Before diving into…
WordPress Security Research: A Beginner’s Series
Learn How To Find WordPress Vulnerabilities Step-by-Step Welcome to the inaugural post of our WordPress Security Research Beginner’s Series! With the success of the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program, we wanted to provide emerging vulnerability researchers, and experienced Bug Bounty Hunters,…
3 More Plugins Infected in WordPress.org Supply Chain Attack Due to Compromised Developer Passwords
On June 24th, 2024, we became aware of a supply chain attack targeting multiple WordPress plugins hosted on WordPress.org. An attacker was able to successfully compromise five WordPress.org accounts, where the developers were utilizing credentials previously found in data breaches,…
An Inside Look at The Malware and Techniques Used in the WordPress.org Supply Chain Attack
On Monday June 24th, 2024 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team was made aware of the presence of malware in the Social Warfare repository plugin (see post Supply Chain Attack on WordPress.org Plugins Leads to 5 Maliciously Compromised WordPress Plugins). After…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 17, 2024 to June 23, 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,…
Developer Accounts Compromised Due to Credential Reuse in WordPress.org Supply Chain Attack
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…
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…