Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugin and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability, submit the details directly to us, and we handle all the rest. Last week, … Read more
On January 12th, 2026, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in WPvivid Backup, a WordPress plugin with more than 800,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be used by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files to a vulnerable site and achieve remote code execution, which is typically leveraged for a complete site … Read more
Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugin and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a vulnerability, submit the details directly to us, and we handle all the rest. Last week, … Read more
As the leader in WordPress security, Wordfence provides unparalleled security coverage that fully encompasses protection, active monitoring, detection, and response all built around our threat intelligence, demonstrating a strong commitment to security. Our mission is to ensure comprehensive defense-in-depth for every layer of a WordPress website’s security. It’s important to understand that a complete … Read more
In 2022, Wordfence introduced a completely free vulnerability database to support the WordPress security community. We made sure that included completely free access to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database API on the founded belief that WordPress vulnerability information should be freely and readily accessible to everyone in the community for optimal security coverage. Since then, … Read more
