CSRF JAN 2021 – Cross-Site Request Forgery JAN 2021
WordPress Security Report January 2022
Be informed about the latest Cross-Site Request Forgery JAN 2021, identified and reported publicly. As these CSRF JAN 2021 vulnerabilities have a severe negative impact on any WordPress Security, consider our FREE security AUDIT.
An estimated 40.000 active WordPress installations are susceptible to this attack type, considering only the publicly available numbers. The estimated number can increase by 20-25% with premium versions as they are private purchases.
Furthermore, the initial estimation can triple if we consider the already patched versions BUT NOT UPDATED by owners, as the vulnerability remains active within their domain. As these owners start changing their hosting provider (due to constant unexplained issues), they actively migrate these vulnerabilities behind protected areas, possibly exposing other clean WP to different attack types.
It is a 75% decrease compared to December 2020. Read more about our previous report here: 4 CSRF – Cross-Site Request Forgery – WordPress Security DEC. The following cases made headlines just last month in the CSRF JAN 2021 category:
- Elementor Contact Form DB < 1.6 - Plugin Settings Cross-Site Request Forgery
- A simple plugin to store Elementor Pro Form submissions. This plugin stores contact form submissions from the Elementor Pro Form Module in a handy interface on the back end of WP. Active installations: 40,000+