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…
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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…
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…
$197 Bounty Awarded for Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion Vulnerability Patched in LeadConnector 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 February…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 15, 2024 to April 21, 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…
$493 Bounty Awarded for Arbitrary Options Update Vulnerability Patched in WP Datepicker 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…
$2,063 Bounty Awarded for Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in User Registration 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 March…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 8, 2024 to April 14, 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…
$400 Bounty Awarded for SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched in WP Activity Log Premium 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 February…
$1,250 Bounty Awarded for Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched in Email Subscribers by Icegram Express WordPress Plugin
On March 25th, 2024, during our second Bug Bounty Extravaganza, we received a submission for an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in Email Subscribers by Icegram Express, a WordPress plugin with more than 90,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 1, 2024 to April 7, 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…
Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Patched in WordPress Core
WordPress 6.5.2 was released yesterday, on April 9, 2024. It included a single security patch, along with a handful of bug fixes. The security patch was for a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability that could be exploited by both unauthenticated users,…
$937 Bounty Awarded for Privilege Escalation and Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities Patched in MasterStudy LMS 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 February…
$657 Bounty Awarded for Arbitrary File Upload Patched in WEmanage App Worker WordPress Plugin
On February 1st, 2024, during our Bug Bounty Extravaganza, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Management App for WooCommerce, a WordPress plugin with 1,000+ active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for authenticated users such…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 25, 2024 to March 31, 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…
$5,500 Bounty Awarded for Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched in LayerSlider WordPress Plugin
On March 25th, 2024, during our second Bug Bounty Extravaganza, we received a submission for an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in LayerSlider, a WordPress plugin with more than 1,000,000 estimated active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged to extract sensitive…
Introducing New Pricing For Wordfence CLI!
We have an exciting announcement today about the Wordfence CLI project. We launched Wordfence CLI at WordCamp US back in August of 2023 with the goal of bringing malware and vulnerability scanning to the command line. We’ve been working closely…
Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Patched in WP-Members Membership Plugin – $500 Bounty Awarded
🎉 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 February…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 18, 2024 to March 24, 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…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 11, 2024 to March 17, 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…
$601 Bounty Awarded for Interesting Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local JS File Inclusion Vulnerability Patched in File Manager 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 February…
SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched in Tutor LMS 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 February…
Too Much Escaping Backfires, Allows Shortcode-Based XSS Vulnerability in Contact Form Entries 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 February…
Record Breaking $153,000+ Already Invested into the Security of the WordPress Ecosystem by Wordfence – More to Come!
🎉 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! In just…
$1,313 Bounty Awarded for Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in RegistrationMagic 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 February…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 4, 2024 to March 10, 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…
Critical Vulnerability Remains Unpatched in Two Permanently Closed MiniOrange WordPress Plugins – $1,250 Bounty Awarded
🎉 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 March…
Unauthenticated Stored XSS Vulnerability Patched in Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin
On February 28th, 2024, during our second Bug Bounty Extravaganza, we received a submission for an unauthenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ultimate Member, a WordPress plugin with more than 200,000+ active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged to…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 26, 2024 to March 3, 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,…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 19, 2024 to February 25, 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,…
Spring into Action! Earn up to $10,000 with our Extended Bug Bounty Program Extravaganza through Memorial Day!
Spring into action and kick-start your spring cleaning with a tech twist! We’re excited to announce the extension of our Bug Bounty Extravaganza through Memorial Day, May 27th, 2024. Now, you have a golden opportunity to earn up to $10,000…
$2,751 Bounty Awarded for Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Patched in Avada WordPress Theme
🎉 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! On February…
$2,063 Bounty Awarded for Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched in Ultimate Member 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! On January…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 12, 2024 to February 18, 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! Last week,…
$1,313 Bounty Awarded for Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in Academy LMS 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! On February…
SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched in RSS Aggregator by Feedzy 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! On February…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (February 5, 2024 to February 11, 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! Last week,…
2023’s Critical WordPress Vulnerabilities and How They Work
🎉 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! In 2023,…
2023 Wordfence Critical Vulnerability Research in Review
🎉 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! In 2023,…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 29, 2024 to February 4, 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! Last week,…
$1,900 Bounty Awarded for Arbitrary Options Update Vulnerability Patched in Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution WordPress Plugin
On December 11th, 2023, during our Holiday Bug Extravaganza, we received a submission for an Arbitrary Options Update vulnerability in Cookie Information | Free GDPR Consent Solution, a WordPress plugin with more than 100,000+ active installations. This vulnerability could be…
Local File Inclusion Vulnerability Patched in Shield Security WordPress Plugin
On December 18, 2023, right before the end of Holiday Bug Extravaganza, we received a submission for a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in Shield Security, a WordPress plugin with more than 50,000+ active installations. It’s important to note that this…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 22, 2024 to January 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! Last week,…
The Wordfence 2023 State of WordPress Security Report
Today, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team is releasing our 2023 State of WordPress Security Report as a free White Paper. In our report, we look at changes in the threat landscape, analyze impactful trends, and provide recommendations based on our…
The WordPress 6.4.3 Security Update – What You Need to Know
Today, January 30, 2024, WordPress released version 6.4.3, which contains two security patches for longstanding, albeit minor, security concerns in WordPress Core. The first patch addresses an issue that allows users with Administrator (or Super Administrator on Multisite) privileges to…
$1,275 Bounty Awarded For Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability Patched in MW WP Form 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! On December…
Wordfence Researcher Featured on Critical Thinking Podcast: Sharing Advanced WordPress Bug Bounty Tips and Tricks
Today was another huge step forward in our continuing mission to secure the web. In celebration of the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program’s New Year Bug Extravaganza promotion, our very own Ram Gall, Senior Security Researcher here at Wordfence, was featured…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 15, 2024 to January 21, 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 February 29th, 2024 when you opt to have Wordfence handle responsible disclosure! Last week,…
High Severity Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Patched in File Manager Pro WordPress Plugin
On December 14th, 2023, shortly after the launch of our Holiday Bug Extravaganza, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in File Manager Pro, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 10,000+ active installations. This vulnerability made it…
Our Bug Bounty Program Extravaganza is Back and it’s Longer This Time – Earn up to $10,000 for Vulnerabilities in WordPress Software!
At Wordfence our mission is to Secure The Web. WordPress powers over 40% of the Web, and Wordfence secures over 4 million WordPress websites. Our last extravaganza, the Holiday Bug Extravaganza, was so successful we decided to do it again…
Introducing Wordfence CLI 3.0.1: Now With Automatic Remediation!
Note: This post refers to Wordfence CLI, the command line tool for operations teams to rapidly scan large numbers of WordPress websites for vulnerabilities and malware, not the Wordfence plugin which is deeply integrated into WordPress and provides additional functionality,…