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Forminator WordPress Flaw Can Enable Unauthenticated RCE via Malicious PHP Uploa

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3 Sept
Critical Elementor Pro flaw exploited to take over WordPress sites

A recently patched critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-32475) in the Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is being exploited in attacks that deliver a webshell payload and execute

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7 Apr
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

REPORT · HOW · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
20 Aug
Critical Elementor Pro bug exposes WordPress sites to RCE attacks

A critical vulnerability in the Elementor Pro WordPress plugin could allow attackers to upload executable files for remote code execution on the server. [...]

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
21 Jul
WordPress wp2shell Exploitation Grows as Public Exploit Fuels Mass Scanning

Attackers have begun to exploit two critical vulnerabilities in WordPress that, when combined together, enable unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) and complete compromise

REPORT · WHEN · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
29 Aug
Five Critical WordPress Plugin and Theme Flaws Enable Site Takeover or RCE

Multiple critical security flaws have been disclosed in WordPress plugins and themes, including WPMU DEV Dashboard, Avada, TranslatePress, Pods, and GiveWP, that could lead to

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
21 Jul
Critical wp2shell WordPress flaws exploited to install webshells

Hackers are exploiting the "wp2shell" critical vulnerability suite (CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137) affecting WordPress Core to deploy persistent webshells and install

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
17 Jul
New wp2shell WordPress Core Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code

An anonymous HTTP request can run code on a WordPress site. The bug is in core, so a bare install with zero plugins is exploitable. Every 6.9 and 7.0 site was in range until

REPORT · WHEN · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
20 Jul
WordPress Exploitation Underway (CVE-2026-63030), (Mon, Jul 20th)

Last week, Searchlight Cyber released details about a vulnerability they are calling "wp2shell". The vulnerability was initially announced without a CVE number. But now has been

REPORT · WHAT · SANS Internet Storm CenterOPEN STORY
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