Tag: arbitrary file upload
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WordPress Plugin Flaw Exploited to Plant PHP Web Shells
A critical flaw in the popular WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture plugin has left over 6,000 active installs vulnerable to attacks, with over 100,000 exploit attempts blocked since June 2026. This urgent security issue allows hackers to upload malicious files, putting websites at risk.
WordPress Sites Targeted in Mass Exploits of Plugin Flaws
Hackers have launched over 440,000 exploit attempts on WordPress sites, targeting critical flaws in popular plugins Super Forms and Elementor Pro, with attackers seeking to upload malicious files and execute remote code. Two high-severity vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-14894 and CVE-2026-32475, were behind the attacks, and have since been patched in the latest plugin updates.
WordPress Plugin Flaw Enables Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
A critical vulnerability in the Forminator Forms WordPress plugin can let hackers upload malicious PHP files to your site, allowing them to take control and wreak havoc - all without needing a login. This flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-15748, has a near-perfect severity score of 9.8, making it a high-priority threat.
CISA Warns of Exploited Flaws in Joomla Extensions
Stay safe online: a critical vulnerability in the iCagenda extension for Joomla can allow attackers to upload malicious files and take control of your website, leading to data theft and total site compromise. CISA warns that this flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-48939, is being actively exploited, so take action now to protect your site.
Joomla Flaws Exploited as Zero-Days in Active Attacks
A critical vulnerability in the iCagenda extension for Joomla, known as CVE-2026-48939, has been exploited as a zero-day since June 15, 2026, allowing attackers to upload arbitrary files via the component's file attachment feature. This severe flaw, scoring 10.0 on the CVSS scale, has already sparked a wave of automated attacks against popular content-management-system extensions.
Ninja Forms Flaw Exposes WordPress Sites to Code Execution Risk
A critical vulnerability in the popular Ninja Forms plugin has been discovered, allowing hackers to upload and execute malicious code on WordPress sites without needing login credentials. If you're using Ninja Forms, update to version 3.3.27 immediately to protect your site from remote code execution attacks.