Pierluigi Paganini
June 08, 2026
Hackers exploit CVE-2026-3300 in Everest Forms Pro to inject PHP via form fields, creating rogue admin accounts. 29,300 attempts blocked. Researcher h0xilo submitted a flaw in Everest Forms Pro for WordPress, tracked as CVE-2026-3300, to Wordfence’s bug bounty program and earned $325 for it. WPEverest patched the flaw on March 18. Wordfence published a full […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2026
Malware on approximately 2,000 WordPress sites hid C2 instructions in Steam profile comments using invisible Unicode. GoDaddy researchers spotted a command-and-control infrastructure for a malware campaign abusing Valve’s Steam gaming platform. The experts discovered malware on approximately 1,980 WordPress sites that fetches its instructions by reading Steam Community profile comments, where the actual payload is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2026
CVE-2026-8732 in WP Maps Pro lets unauthenticated attackers create WordPress admin accounts. 2,858 attacks blocked in 24 hours. WP Maps Pro plugin allows WordPress site owners to embed Google Maps and OpenStreetMap with markers, listings, and location search. It’s a store locator tool. Unremarkable. The plugin is installed on over 15,000 websites, according to sale […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 17, 2026
Attackers are exploiting a critical flaw in the WordPress Funnel Builder plugin to inject skimming code into WooCommerce checkout pages. A critical vulnerability in the WordPress Funnel Builder plugin is being actively exploited to inject malicious JavaScript into WooCommerce checkout pages, according to Sansec researchers. Funnel Builder by FunnelKit is a checkout and upsell plugin […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 12, 2026
An unauthenticated SQL injection flaw (CVE-2026-2413) in the Ally WordPress plugin, used on 400K+ sites, could allow attackers to steal sensitive data. An unauthenticated SQL injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-2413 (CVSS score 7.5), in Ally plugin could allow attackers to steal sensitive data. The offensive security engineer Drew Webber at Acquia discovered the vulnerability on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 16, 2026
A critical Modular DS WordPress flaw (CVE-2026-23550) is actively exploited, enabling unauthenticated privilege escalation. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical Modular DS WordPress vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-23550 (CVSS score of 10). Modular DS is a WordPress plugin with over 40,000 installs that helps manage multiple sites, enabling monitoring, updates, and remote administration. In plugin […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 27, 2025
Hackers exploited old RCE flaws in WordPress GutenKit and Hunk Companion plugins. Wordfence firm blocked 8.7M attacks in two days. In September and October 2024, submissions revealed Arbitrary Plugin Installation vulnerabilities in GutenKit and Hunk Companion WordPress plugins, with 40,000 and 8,000+ installs, respectively. These flaws allow unauthenticated attackers to install plugins and achieve RCE. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 31, 2025
Hackers exploit a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5394 (CVSS score of 9.8), in the Alone WordPress theme to hijack sites. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-5394 (CVSS score of 9.8), in the “Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme” to compromise websites. On May 30th, 2025, security researcher Thái An […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 28, 2025
Critical vulnerability in Post SMTP plugin risks full site takeover, over 400k sites use it, and nearly half remain unpatched. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24000 (CVSS of 8.8) in the Post SMTP WordPress plugin, used by 400k sites, allows full site takeover. The plugin Post SMTP is an email delivery plugin that allows site owners […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 24, 2025
A new stealth backdoor has been discovered in the WordPress mu-plugins folder, granting attackers persistent access and control over compromised sites. Sucuri researchers found a stealthy backdoor hidden in WordPress’s “mu-plugins” folder. These plugins auto-run and allow attackers to stay hidden in admin, and maintain persistence. “must-use plugins” are special WordPress plugins that cannot be […]
