How To Find SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in WordPress Plugins and Themes

SQL Injection (SQLi), a vulnerability almost as old as database-driven web applications themselves (CWE-89), persists as a classic example of failing to neutralize user-supplied input before it’s used in a SQL query. So why does this well-understood vulnerability type continue to exist? In the WordPress space, the WordPress core development team has made a number … Read more

10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Critical Vulnerabilities in HT Contact Form WordPress Plugin

📢 Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! 📢 🌞 Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per vulnerability. Submit bold. Earn big! On June … Read more

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 14, 2025 to July 20, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per vulnerability. Submit bold. Earn big! Last week, there were 140 … Read more

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 9, 2025 to June 15, 2025)

Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters!   Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per vulnerability. Submit bold. Earn big! Last week, there were … Read more

9,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload and Deletion Vulnerabilities in WP User Frontend Pro WordPress Plugin

📢 In case you missed it, Wordfence just published its annual WordPress security report for 2024. Read it now to learn more about the evolving risk landscape of WordPress so you can keep your sites protected in 2025 and beyond.   On March 24th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload and an … Read more