Arbitrary Code Execution is a process that enables an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a WordPress website. Hackers often break into a website by exploiting outdated plugins, themes, and even the WordPress core. They then upload a PHP file containing malicious codes. They use arbitrary codes to navigate and inspect your files and find … Read full article →
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is an attack that forces logged-in users to submit a request to a WordPress website where they are currently authenticated. CSRF attacks exploit the trust a WordPress website has in an authenticated user. CSRF attacks are aimed at your WordPress website users to make them do various actions on your website: … Read full article →
Here are the most common types of WordPress malware attacks. Permanent malware eradication entails conducting a thorough investigation and determining the type of attack that occurred, how it occurred, and permanently closing that door. This is known as root cause analysis and vulnerability fix in the security world. 🔀 Cross-site scripting (XSS) The most regularly … Read full article →
In this post, I will discuss the most realistic phishing popup that I’ve seen in years. These popups appear only on WordPress websites that use Cloudflare and can easily be mistaken with the original Cloudflare’s “sorry you have been blocked” screen. The post is divided in two sections: Analysis of the malware and malicious code … Read full article →
🐱💻 Denial-of-Service or DoS attack in short, a DoS attacks tries to create fake traffic to overload your WordPress website, so much so that it becomes unavailable due to hositng/server limits. An extension to DoS is the DDoS attack with stands for Distributed Denial of Service. This one originates from multiple IP addresses. Types of … Read full article →