PHP Dropper Concealed in Malicious WordPress Plugin
Luke Leal Moe Obaid – an analyst from our Remediation Team – recently found a PHP dropper that had been installed as a malicious WordPress plugin. Unlike…
Stored XSS in Elementor
Marc-Alexandre Montpas During a routine audit of WordPress plugins last december, we discovered a Stored XSS vulnerability in the very popular Elementor Page Builder plugin, which powers…
Vulnerabilities Digest: January 2020
John Castro Fixed Plugins and Vulnerabilities Plugin Vulnerability Patched Version Installs InfiniteWP Client Login bypass 1.9.4.5 300000 ListingPro Reflected XSS 2.5.4 13000 Travel Booking Stored XSS 2.7.8.6…
Hacked Website Threat Report – 2019
Rianna MacLeod The threat landscape for website owners is constantly shifting on a regular basis — and it’s becoming increasingly more complex. As attackers continue to develop…
Webshell in Fake Plugin /blnmrpb/ Directory
Our team recently discovered a web shell attempting to hide within a fake WordPress plugin directory wp-content/plugins/blnmrpb/. Inside this fake plugin directory were only two…
Web Swiper in Image Title
Denis Sinegubko Cybercriminals regularly try a variety of approaches to hide their malicious code — web skimmers are well known for using all sorts of obfuscation and…
Personal Online Security – Account Management
Victor Santoyo Continuing a series on how to better strengthen your personal online privacy, we are looking to take personal inventory of how we connect online. These…
Backdoor Found in Compromised WordPress Environment
Our security analyst Ben Martin recently came across a backdoor in a compromised WordPress installation that had been injected into the first line of the…
Fake AmeriCommerce Shopping Cart
Our malware analyst Liam Smith recently found malware on a client’s site that targets ecommerce sites powered by AmeriCommerce software. A popular ecommerce software solution…
Malicious JavaScript Used in WP Site/Home URL Redirects
Our team recently found a malicious JavaScript injection within the WordPress index.php theme file on a compromised WordPress website which ultimately redirects site visitors to…
Simple WAF Evasion Backdoor
Our team recently located a malicious PHP file on a compromised website which claims to evade web application firewalls, with the intention of downloading a…