#wordpress

The Mailchimp for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.7.1 has an AJAX action that allows any logged in users (such as subscriber) to perform a POST request on behalf of the server to the internal network/LAN, the body of the request is also appended to the response so it can be used to scan private network for example

The Simply Schedule Appointments WordPress plugin before 1.5.7.7 is missing authorisation in a REST endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve WordPress users details such as name and email address

The Simply Schedule Appointments WordPress plugin before 1.5.7.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

The Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) WordPress plugin before 3.12.5 does not properly sanitize some parameters before inserting them into SQL queries. As a result, high privilege users could perform SQL injection attacks.

The Stop Spam Comments WordPress plugin through 0.2.1.2 does not properly generate the Javascript access token for preventing abuse of comment section, allowing threat authors to easily collect the value and add it to the request.

The Sensei LMS WordPress plugin before 4.5.0 does not have proper permissions set in one of its REST endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to access private messages sent to teachers

The Sensei LMS WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not ensure that the sender of a private message is either the teacher or the original sender, allowing any authenticated user to send messages to arbitrary private conversation via a IDOR attack. Note: Attackers are not able to see responses/messages between the teacher and student

By Owais Sultan Currently, there are over 455 million websites powered by WordPress which highlights the fact that this open-source content management system is a lucrative target for cybercriminals and why security should be the top priority of WP users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 5 Signs your WordPress Site is Hacked (And How to Fix It)

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in SEO Scout plugin <= 0.9.83 at WordPress allows attackers to trick users with administrative rights to unintentionally change the plugin settings.

WordPress sites are being hacked to display fraudulent Cloudflare DDoS protection pages that lead to the delivery of malware such as NetSupport RAT and Raccoon Stealer. "A recent surge in JavaScript injections targeting WordPress sites has resulted in fake DDoS prevent prompts which lead victims to download remote access trojan malware," Sucuri's Ben Martin said in a write-up published last week