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Hackers Exploit WordPress Sites to Power Next-Gen ClickFix Phishing Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a nefarious campaign targeting WordPress sites to make malicious JavaScript injections that are designed to redirect users to sketchy sites. "Site visitors get injected content that was drive-by malware like fake Cloudflare verification," Sucuri researcher Puja Srivastava said in an analysis published last week. The website security company

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GHSA-q769-phqg-263r: VaahCMS is vulnerable to XSS through its Avatar Upload endpoint

Cross-Site Scripting in vaahcms v.2.3.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via upload method in the storeAvatar() method of UserBase.php

Chinese Hackers Weaponize Open-Source Nezha Tool in New Attack Wave

Threat actors with suspected ties to China have turned a legitimate open-source monitoring tool called Nezha into an attack weapon, using it to deliver a known malware called Gh0st RAT to targets. The activity, observed by cybersecurity company Huntress in August 2025, is characterized by the use of an unusual technique called log poisoning (aka log injection) to plant a web shell on a web

Detour Dog Caught Running DNS-Powered Malware Factory for Strela Stealer

A threat actor named Detour Dog has been outed as powering campaigns distributing an information stealer known as Strela Stealer. That's according to findings from Infoblox, which found the threat actor to maintain control of domains hosting the first stage of the stealer, a backdoor called StarFish. The DNS threat intelligence firm said it has been tracking Detour Dog since August 2023, when

GHSA-9wj2-4hcm-r74j: phpMyFAQ duplicate email registration allows multiple accounts with the same email

### Summary phpMyFAQ does not enforce uniqueness of email addresses during user registration. This allows multiple distinct accounts to be created with the same email. Because email is often used as an identifier for password resets, notifications, and administrative actions, this flaw can cause account ambiguity and, in certain configurations, may lead to privilege escalation or account takeover. ### Details An account management logic flaw in phpMyFAQ allows attackers to register multiple accounts under the same email address. If email is used for password reset or administrative flows, this may result in account takeover, loss of accountability, and abuse of business logic. ### PoC 1.Register a user with email test@example.com 2.Register another user with the same email. 3.Both accounts appear in /admin/?action=user&user_action=listallusers. <img width="1150" height="628" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8c19f01a-e897-4ca7-b3f8-fcf83e6ff952" /> ### Imp...

New "Cavalry Werewolf" Attack Hits Russian Agencies with FoalShell and StallionRAT

A threat actor that's known to share overlaps with a hacking group called YoroTrooper has been observed targeting the Russian public sector with malware families such as FoalShell and StallionRAT. Cybersecurity vendor BI.ZONE is tracking the activity under the moniker Cavalry Werewolf. It's also assessed to have commonalities with clusters tracked as SturgeonPhisher, Silent Lynx, Comrade Saiga,

ThreatsDay Bulletin: CarPlay Exploit, BYOVD Tactics, SQL C2 Attacks, iCloud Backdoor Demand & More

From unpatched cars to hijacked clouds, this week’s Threatsday headlines remind us of one thing — no corner of technology is safe. Attackers are scanning firewalls for critical flaws, bending vulnerable SQL servers into powerful command centers, and even finding ways to poison Chrome’s settings to sneak in malicious extensions. On the defense side, AI is stepping up to block ransomware in real

UAT-8099: Chinese-speaking cybercrime group targets high-value IIS for SEO fraud

Cisco Talos is disclosing details on UAT-8099, a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group mainly involved in SEO fraud and theft of high-value credentials, configuration files, and certificate data.

GHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432: Auth0 Symfony SDK Does Not Properly Handle File Types in Bulk User Import

### Overview In applications built with the Auth0-PHP SDK, the Bulk User Import endpoint does not validate the file path wrapper or value. Without proper validation, affected applications may accept arbitrary file paths or URLs. ### Am I affected? You are affected by this vulnerability if you meet the following preconditions: 1. Applications using the Auth0 Symfony SDK with versions between 2.0.2 and 5.4.1, 2. Auth0 Symfony SDK uses the Auth0-PHP SDK with versions between 3.3.0 and 8.16.0. ### Fix Upgrade Auth0/symfony to version 5.5.0 or greater. ### Acknowledgement Okta would like to thank Mohamed Amine Saidani (pwni) for discovering this vulnerability.

GHSA-w22c-pw5m-482x: Auth0 Wordpress plugin Does Not Properly Handle File Types in Bulk User Import

### Overview In applications built with the Auth0-PHP SDK, the Bulk User Import endpoint does not validate the file path wrapper or value. Without proper validation, affected applications may accept arbitrary file paths or URLs. ### Am I affected? You are affected by this vulnerability if you meet the following preconditions: 1. Applications using the Auth0 Wordpress plugin with version between 5.0.0-BETA0 and 5.3.0, 2. Auth0 Wordpress plugin uses the Auth0-PHP SDK with versions between 3.3.0 and 8.16.0. ### Fix Upgrade Auth0 Wordpress plugin to version 5.4.0 or greater. ### Acknowledgement Okta would like to thank Mohamed Amine Saidani (pwni) for discovering this vulnerability.