WordPress plugin flaw lets you take over entire sites

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  1. guest

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    WordPress plugin flaw lets you take over entire sites
    February 11, 2019
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugin-flaw-lets-you-take-over-entire-sites/
     
  2. mirimir

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    WordPress is quite the cluster****.
     
  3. guest

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    WordPress shopping sites under attack
    Hackers using cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in abandoned cart plugin to take over vulnerable sites
    March 12, 2019

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-shopping-sites-under-attack/
     
  4. guest

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    Hackers Abusing Recently Patched Vulnerability In Easy WP SMTP Plugin
    March 20, 2019
    https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019...patched-vulnerability-in-easy-wp-smtp-plugin/
     
  5. guest

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    Hidden code gives plugin developers admin access to WordPress sites
    April 1, 2019
    https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/...in-developers-admin-access-to-wordpress-sites
     
  6. guest

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    The curious case of a WordPress plugin, a rival site spammed with traffic, a war of words, and legal threats
    Devs strip code from toolkit amid blogger dramarama
    April 2, 2019

    https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/02/pippip_attack_claims/
     
  7. guest

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    Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in popular WooCommerce extension
    April 25, 2019
    https://www.webarxsecurity.com/woocommerce-checkout-manager/
     
  8. guest

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    WP Live Chat WordPress Plugin Re-Patches File Upload Flaw
    May 6, 2019
    https://threatpost.com/wp-live-chat-wordpress-plugin-re-patches-file-upload-flaw/144420/
     
  9. guest

    guest Guest

    WordPress Plugin WP Statistics Patches XSS Flaw
    A cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress plugin WP Statistics could have enabled full website takeover
    July 5, 2019

    https://threatpost.com/wordpress-plugin-wp-statistics-patches-xss-flaw/146248/
     
  10. guest

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    A flaw in outdated versions of Beaver Builder and Elementor plugins allows hacking WordPress sites
    December 13, 2019
    https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/95076/hacking/beaver-builder-elementor-hacking-wordpress.html
    MalCare: Critical Vulnerability Found on ‘Ultimate Addons for Elementor’ & ‘Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder’ Plugins
     
  11. guest

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    Critical WordPress Plugin Bug Allows Admin Logins Without Password
    January 14, 2020
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...gin-bug-allows-admin-logins-without-password/
    WebARX: Critical Auth Bypass Vulnerability In InfiniteWP Client And WP Time Capsule
     
  12. guest

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    This WordPress vulnerability could let hackers hijack your entire site
    Users of the WP Database Reset plugin should upgrade to the latest version immediately
    January 17, 2020

    https://www.techradar.com/news/this...ity-could-let-hackers-hijack-your-entire-site
    Wordfence: Easily Exploitable Vulnerabilities Patched in WP Database Reset Plugin
     
  13. guest

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    200K WordPress Sites Exposed to Takeoker Attacks by Plugin Bug
    January 29, 2020
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...es-exposed-to-takeoker-attacks-by-plugin-bug/
    Wordfence: High Severity CSRF to RCE Vulnerability Patched in Code Snippets Plugin
     
  14. guest

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    Critical Vulnerability In Profile Builder Plugin Allowed Site Takeover
    February 13, 2020
    https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020...profile-builder-plugin-allowed-site-takeover/
     
  15. 142395

    142395 Guest

    Again, these are why any security conscious people should seriously block unncessary plugins. It doesn't help if the site was taken over and a bad actor implemented malicious codes directly, but at least protect you from malwarenized plugins.
     
  16. guest

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    Flaw in WordPress Themes Plugin Allowed Hackers to Become Site Admin
    February 17, 2020
    https://www.securityweek.com/flaw-wordpress-themes-plugin-allowed-hackers-become-site-admin
    WebARX: Critical Issue In ThemeGrill Demo Importer Leads To Database Wipe and Auth Bypass
     
  17. guest

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    Critical Bugs in WordPress Plugins Let Hackers Take Over Sites
    February 28, 2020
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ordpress-plugins-let-hackers-take-over-sites/
    Wordfence: Site Takeover Campaign Exploits Multiple Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
     
  18. guest

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    WordPress Plugin Bug Allows Malicious Code Injection on 100K Sites
    March 12, 2020
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...llows-malicious-code-injection-on-100k-sites/
    Wordfence: Vulnerabilities Patched in Popup Builder Plugin Affecting over 100,000 Sites
     
  19. guest

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    WPvivid Backup Plugin Flaw Leads to WordPress Database Leak
    March 24, 2020
    https://www.securityweek.com/wpvivid-backup-plugin-flaw-leads-wordpress-database-leak
    WebARX: Vulnerability In WPvivid Backup Plugin Can Lead To Database Leak
     
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    Critical WordPress Plugin Bug Lets Hackers Turn Users Into Admins
    March 31, 2020
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ugin-bug-lets-hackers-turn-users-into-admins/
    Wordfence: Critical Vulnerabilities Affecting Over 200,000 Sites Patched in Rank Math SEO Plugin
     
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    WordPress Plugin Bug Can Be Exploited to Create Rogue Admins
    April 2, 2020
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-bug-can-be-exploited-to-create-rogue-admins/
    Wordfence: High Severity Vulnerability Leads to Closure of Plugin with Over 100,000 Installations
     
  22. guest

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    Ninja Forms WordPress plugin patch prevents takeover of 1M sites
    April 30, 2020
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...s-plugin-patch-prevents-takeover-of-1m-sites/
    Wordfence: High Severity Vulnerability Patched in Ninja Forms
     
  23. guest

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    Critical WordPress plugin bug lets hackers take over 1M sites
    May 7, 2020
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...s-plugin-bug-lets-hackers-take-over-1m-sites/
    Wordfence: Combined Attack on Elementor Pro and Ultimate Addons for Elementor Puts 1 Million Sites at Risk
     
  24. guest

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    WordPress plugin bugs can let hackers take over almost 1M sites
    May 11, 2020
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...gs-can-let-hackers-take-over-almost-1m-sites/
    Wordfence: Vulnerabilities Patched in Page Builder by SiteOrigin Affects Over 1 Million Sites
     
  25. guest

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    Critical WordPress plugin bug allows for automated takeovers
    May 15, 2020
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ss-plugin-bug-allows-for-automated-takeovers/
    Sucuru: Unauthenticated Stored Cross Site Scripting in WP Support Review
     
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