Return to the City of Cron – Malware Infections on Joomla and WordPress

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sucuri/blog/~3/d8JMQVX8MLw/return-to-the-city-of-cron-malware-infections-on-joomla-and-wordpress.html We recently had a client that had a persistent malware infection on their shared hosting environment that would re-infect the files quickly after we had cleaned them. The persistence was being created by a cron that was scheduled to download malware from a third party domain. Persistent Malware Infection on WordPress and Joomla Websites […] More info: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sucuri/blog/~3/d8JMQVX8MLw/return-to-the-city-of-cron-malware-infections-on-joomla-and-wordpress.html

OS Command Injection Vulnerability Patched In WP Database Backup Plugin

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-database-backup-plugin/ Toward the end of April, an unnamed security researcher published details of an unpatched vulnerability in WP Database Backup, a WordPress plugin with over 70,000 users. The vulnerability, which was irresponsibly disclosed to the public before attempting to notify the plugin’s developers, was reported as a plugin configuration change flaw. A proof of concept […] More info: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/os-command-injection-vulnerability-patched-in-wp-database-backup-plugin/

Privilege Escalation Flaw Present In Slick Popup Plugin

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/privilege-escalation-flaw-present-in-slick-popup-plugin/ In April, our Threat Intelligence team identified a privilege escalation flaw present in the latest version of Slick Popup, a WordPress plugin with approximately 7,000 active installs. We notified the developers, a firm called Om Ak Solutions, who acknowledged the issue and informed us that a patch would be released. Per our disclosure policy, […] More info: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/05/privilege-escalation-flaw-present-in-slick-popup-plugin/
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