WP Security Plugin CVE SEP 2023

Be informed about the latest WP Security Plugin CVE SEP 2023 Threat Case Study, identified and reported publicly. It is a -69% DECREASE as specifically targeted WP Security Plugin Vulnerabilities compared to last month. Consider for your online safety, a WP/Woo Security AUDIT, – OR – switching with a TOP10LIST alternative WP Security Plugin - OR - Hire professionals for managed WP Security.

What is CVE?

TLDR: the details on how to hack a specific software is made public, forcing the vendor to provide a solution (patch or upgrade), that closes that specific WP Security Plugin CVE SEP 2023 vulnerability.

CVE is short for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system provides a reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures. Read more on wikipedia.org: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, Common Vulnerability Scoring System, Common Weakness Enumeration.

If you are serious about your business, then you need to pay attention to the WordPress security best practices. The following cases made headlines PUBLICLY just last month in the WP Security Plugin CVE SEP 2023 category:

Absolute Privacy	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to User Email/Password Change
Advanced File Manager	Arbitrary File/Folder Access
ARMember Premium	Broken Access Control (BAC)
Biometric Login for WooCommerce	UnauthenticatedPrivilege Escalation (BAC)
Change wp-admin login	Secret Login Page Disclosure
Cookies and Content Security Policy	Sensitive Data Exposure
Cookies by JM	Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Custom Admin Login Page | WPZest	Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
DoLogin Security	IP Address Spoofing
Email Encoder Bundle	Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
FTP Access	Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
GD Security Headers	Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Hide My WP Ghost	Captcha Bypass (BAC)
InfiniteWP Client	Sensitive Information Exposure (BAC)
iThemes Sync	Broken Access Control (BAC)
Lock User Account	Arbitrary Account Lock/Unlock via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Paid Memberships Pro	Broken Access Control (BAC)
Paid Memberships Pro CCBill Gateway	Unauthenticated Broken Access Control (BAC)
Paid Memberships Pro	Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API	Privilege Escalation (BAC) Due To Weak Pin Generation
Premium Packages	Arbitrary User Meta Update to Privilege Escalation (BAC)
Premmerce User Roles	Broken Access Control (BAC)
Secure Admin IP	IP Spoofing
Sign-up Sheets	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
SSL Mixed Content Fix	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on handle_installation function
SSL Mixed Content Fix	Missing Authorization (BAC) on handle_installation function
Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce	Missing Authorization (BAC) to Arbitrary Order Status Modification
Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce	Unauthenticated Bypass
Upload Media By URL	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
User Activity Log	Unauthenticated Data Export to SensitiveInformation Disclosure
User Activity Tracking and Log	License Update/Deactivation via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
WP Adminify – Powerhouse Toolkit for WordPress Dashboard	Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
WP Remote Users Sync	Missing Authorization (BAC) to Log View
WP Remote Users Sync	Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
wSecure Lite	Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

 

WordPress Security Plugin CVE (public vulnerabilities) reported in 2023 so far	335
ALL WordPress plugin Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures reported in 2023 so far	4028

Why do you need updated security?

A WordPress Security plugin provides many valuable functions, but at its most basic, a WordPress security plugin protects your website from attacks during the time it is vulnerable. WordPress Security is a subject of big relevance for every single internet site proprietor. Google blacklists ~ daily 10,000+ internet domains for malware as well as ~ weekly 50,000 for phishing.

Even if your website starts protected, in time it will certainly come to be much less and less protected. It's important to secure on your own from hackers who are continuously seeking vulnerabilities within the popular WordPress CMS.

Once hackers find and exploit these vulnerabilities, then developers will patch those holes and release an update for their users. However, there’s a time gap of weeks or even months, between the time when the vulnerability is exploited and the patch is provided. During this time you’re exposed.

What is Vulnerability Knowledge?

As time passes, vulnerabilities are discovered in your plugins, theme and the version of WordPress core you are using. Those vulnerabilities (or Security holes) ALWAYS become public knowledge sooner rather, than later.

Can MY WordPress be hacked?

"No System Is Safe" and also WordPress is not an exemption. WordPress simply BY ITSELF is very secure. Stats reveal that 41% of hacked WordPress websites get hacked through WordPress hosting vulnerabilities, 29% through a theme, 22% through a plugin, and also 8% as a result of weak passwords. The Security of your site is only as good as the foundation it’s running on. That’s why it’s important to audit existing Security measures already in place, such as WP Security Plugin CVE SEP 2023.

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