Hackers are exploiting a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-8206) in the Kirki plugin for WordPress to take over any user account, including those belonging to administrators. […]
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New WordPress Malware Uses Steam Profile Comments to Hide C2 Instructions
GoDaddy researchers found WordPress malware using Steam Community profile comments to hide encoded command and control data, with nearly 1,980 sites affected.
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GoDaddy found malware on 1,980 WordPress sites using Steam as C2 infrastructure
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…
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Malware hides in Steam comments to infect WordPress sites
The malware campaign, discovered in July 2025, has affected approximately 1,980 WordPress sites.
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WordPress malware campaign hides payloads in Steam profiles
Nearly 2,000 WordPress websites were infected with malware that relies on Steam Community profile comments to hide command-and-control (C2) data. […]
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CVE-2026-8732: The WP Maps Pro Flaw That Lets Anyone Create a WordPress Admin Without a Password
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…
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WP Maps Pro bug exploited to create admin accounts on WordPress sites
Hackers are targeting WordPress websites running a vulnerable version of the WP Maps Pro plugin, which allows creating rogue administrator accounts without authentication. […]
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Attackers exploit Funnel Builder bug to inject e-skimmers into e-stores
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…
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Funnel Builder Flaw Under Active Exploitation Enables WooCommerce Checkout Skimming
A critical security vulnerability impacting the Funnel Builder plugin for WordPress has come under active exploitation in the wild to inject malicious JavaScript code into WooCommerce checkout pages with the goal of stealing payment data. Details of the activity were published by Sansec this week. The vulnerability currently does not have an official CVE identifier.…
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Funnel Builder WordPress plugin bug exploited to steal credit cards
A critical vulnerability in the Funnel Builder plugin for WordPress is being actively exploited to inject malicious JavaScript snippets into WooCommerce checkout pages. […]
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Avada Builder WordPress plugin flaws allow site credential theft
Two vulnerabilities in the Avada Builder plugin for WordPress, with an estimated one million active installations, allow hackers to read arbitrary files and extract sensitive information from the database. […]
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Hackers exploit auth bypass flaw in Burst Statistics WordPress plugin
Hackers are leveraging a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Burst Statistics to obtain admin-level access to websites. […]
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Avada Builder Flaws Expose One Million WordPress Sites
Avada Builder flaws allowed file read and SQL injection on one million WordPress sites
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Popular WordPress redirect plugin hid dormant backdoor for years
The Quick Page/Post Redirect plugin, installed on more than 70,000 WordPress sites, had a backdoor added five years ago that allows injecting arbitrary code into users’ sites. […]
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Hackers exploit file upload bug in Breeze Cache WordPress plugin
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Breeze Cache plugin for WordPress that allows uploading arbitrary files on the server without authentication. […]
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WordPress plugin suite hacked to push malware to thousands of sites
More than 30 WordPress plugins in the EssentialPlugin package have been compromised with malicious code that allows unauthorized access to websites running them. […]
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Smart Slider updates hijacked to push malicious WordPress, Joomla versions
Hackers hijacked the update system for the Smart Slider 3 Pro plugin for WordPress and Joomla, and pushed a malicious version with multiple backdoors. […]
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Hackers exploit critical flaw in Ninja Forms WordPress plugin
A critical vulnerability in the Ninja Forms File Uploads premium add-on for WordPress allows uploading arbitrary files without authentication, which can lead to remote code execution. […]
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Cloudflare Targets WordPress With New AI-Powered EmDash CMS
Cloudflare launches EmDash CMS, an AI-powered platform built to fix WordPress security flaws with sandboxed plugins, serverless scaling, and passkey auth.
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File read flaw in Smart Slider plugin impacts 500K WordPress sites
A vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin, active on more than 800,000 websites, can be exploited to allow subscriber-level users access to arbitrary files on the server. […]
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SQL Injection Vulnerability in Ally WordPress Plugin Exposes 200K+ Sites
SQL injection flaw in Ally WordPress plugin exposes 200,000+ sites to data theft. Patch released, but most installations remain unpatched and vulnerable.
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400K WordPress Sites Exposed by Elementor Ally Plugin SQL Flaw
A vulnerability in a widely used WordPress accessibility plugin could allow attackers to steal sensitive data from vulnerable websites without logging in. The flaw affects the Ally plugin developed by Elementor, which is installed on hundreds of thousands of sites worldwide This vulnerability “… can be leveraged to extract sensitive data from the database, such…
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Critical SQL Injection bug in Ally plugin threatens 400,000+ WordPress sites
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…
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SQLi flaw in Elementor Ally plugin impacts 250k+ WordPress sites
An SQL injection vulnerability in Ally, a WordPress plugin from Elementor for web accessibility and usability with more than 400,000 installations, could be exploited to steal sensitive data without authentication. […]
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WordPress Plugin Flaw Lets Attackers Create Admin Accounts
A vulnerability in a popular WordPress membership plugin could allow attackers to create administrator accounts and completely take over affected websites. The flaw affects the User Registration & Membership plugin and enables unauthenticated attackers to bypass security controls during the account registration process. This vulnerability allows “… unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts by supplying…
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WordPress AI Assistant Puts Prompt Editing on the Menu for 40% of the Web
WordPress just turned “site editing” into a conversation. When the platform under a huge slice of the web changes its workflow, everyone feels the tremor. WordPress is used by 42.6% of all websites, according to W3Techs. So even if only a fraction of those site owners adopt prompt-based editing, it’s still a meaningful shift in…
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WordPress plugin with 900k installs vulnerable to critical RCE flaw
A critical vulnerability in the WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress, installed on more than 900,000 websites, can be exploited to achieve remote code execution by uploading arbitrary files without authentication. […]