Rianna MacLeod
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WordPress Security
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Vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor Leads to Mass Infection
Ben Martin On May 11th, 2023, the very popular WordPress plugin Essential Addons for Elementor released a patch for a critical privilege escalation vulnerability, initially discovered by…
WordPress 6.2.1 Security & Maintenance Release
Cesar Anjos On May 16, 2023, the WordPress core team released a crucial update — WordPress 6.2.1. This latest security and maintenance release addresses a number of…
Xjquery Wave of WordPress SocGholish Injections
Denis Sinegubko In November, 2022, my colleague Ben Martin described how hackers were using zipped files and encrypted WordPress options stored in the database to inject SocGholish…
What is XML-RPC? Security Risks & How to Disable
XML-RPC is a protocol designed for WordPress to standardize communication between different systems, allowing external applications (such as other blogging platforms and desktop clients) to…
WP-CLI: How to Connect to WordPress via SSH
The WordPress admin dashboard, though intuitive and feature-rich, can be time-consuming to explore. If you’re looking for a more direct approach to website management, consider…
Massive Abuse of Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress Plugin
Attackers are always finding new and creative ways to compromise websites and maintain their foothold in environments. This is frequently done via the use of…
Limit Login Attempts Vulnerability – Patch Now!
On April 11th, 2023, a software update was released to patch a severe vulnerability within the Limit Login Attempts WordPress security plugin. With over 600,000…
Balada Injector: Synopsis of a Massive Ongoing WordPress Malware Campaign
Our team at Sucuri has been tracking a massive WordPress infection campaign since 2017 — but up until recently never bothered to give it a…
Hacked Website Threat Report – 2022
Education is crucial in defending your website against emerging threats. That’s why we are thrilled to share our 2022 Website Threat Research Report. Disseminating this…
High Severity Vulnerability in WordPress Elementor Pro Patched
On March 22nd, 2023 a security patch was issued for the popular website builder plugin Elementor Pro. Website administrators using this plugin should immediately patch…
WordPress Vulnerability & Patch Roundup March 2023
Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes…