#wordpress

WordPress Membership for WooCommerce plugin versions prior to 2.1.7 suffer from a remote shell upload vulnerability.

A critical security flaw impacting the LayerSlider plugin for WordPress could be abused to extract sensitive information from databases, such as password hashes. The flaw, designated as CVE-2024-2879, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. It has been described as a case of SQL injection impacting versions from 7.9.11 through 7.10.0. The issue has been addressed in version

WordPress Simple Backup plugin versions prior to 2.7.10 suffer from file download and path traversal vulnerabilities.

WordPress Gutenberg plugin version 18.0.0 suffers from a persistent cross site scripting vulnerability.

This Metasploit module exploits an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the Bricks Builder Theme versions 1.9.6 and below for WordPress. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by leveraging a nonce leakage to bypass authentication and exploit the eval() function usage within the theme. Successful exploitation allows for full control of the affected WordPress site. It is recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.6.1 or higher.

### Impact WP Crontrol includes a feature that allows administrative users to create events in the WP-Cron system that store and execute PHP code [subject to the restrictive security permissions documented here](https://wp-crontrol.com/docs/php-cron-events/). While there is _no known vulnerability in this feature on its own_, there exists potential for this feature to be vulnerable to RCE if it were specifically targeted via vulnerability chaining that exploited a separate SQLi (or similar) vulnerability. This is exploitable on a site if one of the below preconditions are met: * The site is vulnerable to a writeable SQLi vulnerability in any plugin, theme, or WordPress core * The site's database is compromised at the hosting level * The site is vulnerable to a method of updating arbitrary options in the `wp_options` table * The site is vulnerable to a method of triggering an arbitrary action, filter, or function with control of the parameters ### Patches As a hardening measure, WP...

By Waqas Using a Wordpress website? Lookout for Sign1 malware! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Thousands of WordPress Websites Hacked with New Sign1 Malware

A massive malware campaign dubbed Sign1 has compromised over 39,000 WordPress sites in the last six months, using malicious JavaScript injections to redirect users to scam sites. The most recent variant of the malware is estimated to have infected no less than 2,500 sites over the past two months alone, Sucuri said in a report published this week. The attacks entail injecting rogue

By Waqas Cyber Warfare Takes Flight: Geopolitics Fuel Attacks on Airlines - Dark Web Tool Aims at E-commerce! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Web Tool Arms Ransomware Gangs: E-commerce & Aviation Industries Targeted

WordPress users of miniOrange's Malware Scanner and Web Application Firewall plugins are being urged to delete them from their websites following the discovery of a critical security flaw. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-2172, is rated 9.8 out of a maximum of 10 on the CVSS scoring system. It impacts the following versions of the two plugins - Malware Scanner (versions <= 4.7.2) Web