RCE Attempts Against the Latest WordPress REST API Vulnerability
Daniel Cid We are starting to see remote command execution (RCE) attempts trying to exploit the latest WordPress REST API Vulnerability. These RCE attempts started today after…
Browsing Category
WordPress Security
680 posts
JavaScript Injections Leads to Tech Support Scam
Krasimir Konov During a recent malware investigation, we found some interesting obfuscated Javascript code. This code pretends to appear as part of the popular AddThis social sharing…
WordPress REST API Vulnerability Abused in Defacement Campaigns
WordPress 4.7.2 was released two weeks ago, including a fix for a severe vulnerability in the WordPress REST API. We have been monitoring our WAF…
Content Injection Vulnerability in WordPress
Marc-Alexandre Montpas As part of a vulnerability research project for our Sucuri Firewall (WAF), we have been auditing multiple open source projects looking for security issues. While…
Spotlight: Website Security Response for Photographers
Alycia Mitchell It takes a lot of bravery to create a small business. Putting yourself out there and taking risks is not for the faint of heart.…
Fake bb_press Plugin Redirects to Mobile Pornography
Fernando Barbosa When a website is hacked, we often find that attackers have injected multiple backdoors, web shells, and malicious code that allows them to regain access…
Hooking WordPress Class to Hide Malicious Users
John Castro When a website is compromised, attackers perform post-exploitation tasks to maintain access to the site for as long as possible. One of these actions is…
Hacked Website Report – 2016/Q3
Today we are proud to release our quarterly Hacked Website Report for 2016/Q3. This report is based on data collected and analyzed by the Sucuri…
Exploited Script in WordPress Theme Sends Spam
Rodrigo Escobar Update 11/03/2017: If you want to learn how to secure WordPress, you can read all about it in our new guide. As WordPress continues to…
Cloned Spam Sites in Subdirectories
In a recent post, we covered how attackers were abusing server resources to create WordPress sites in subdirectories and distribute spam. By adding a complete…
New XM1RPC SEO Spam and Backdoor Campaign
We have been monitoring a new campaign specifically targeting WordPress sites, using hundreds of them for SEO spam distribution. We call it the XM1RPC campaign…