More than 40,000 WordPress sites affected by new malware flaw

A popular WordPress quiz plugin can be abused to mount SQL injection attacks ...
Infosecurity Magazine

SQL Injection Flaw Affects 40,000 WordPress Sites

More than 40,000 WordPress sites using the Quiz and Survey Master plugin have been affected by a SQL injection vulnerability that allowed authenticated users to interfere with database queries.
TechRadar

Millions at risk as popular WordPress database plugin is targeted by hackers — here's what WordPress site owners need to know

A popular WordPress vulnerability has been found carrying a critical vulnerability which allowed hackers to attack websites, steal sensitive data, and even force them offline. The vulnerability, ...
Threat Post

Attackers Target 1M+ WordPress Sites To Harvest Database Credentials

An attack over the weekend unsuccessfully targeted 1.3 million WordPress websites, in attempts to download their configuration files and harvest database credentials. Attackers were spotted targeting ...
Threat Post

WPScan Vulnerability Database a New WordPress Security Resource

Researcher Ryan Dewhurst released the WPScan Vulnerability Database, a database housing security vulnerabilities in WordPress core code, plug-ins and themes. It’s available for pen-testers, WordPress ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Accessing Your WordPress Database with Adminer

In last week’s post, I wrote about a useful plugin for backing up your WordPress site. Backups are vitally important, especially for those of us who use our sites for professional purposes (for some ...