Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Public exploits have been released for the critical "wp2shell" remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting WordPress Core, making it imperative that administrators patch their sites immediately. [...]

Threat actors are exploiting a recently patched security flaw impacting Gravity SMTP, a WordPress plugin that's installed on about 100,000 sites

Hackers exploit CVE-2026-3300 in Everest Forms Pro to inject PHP via form fields, creating rogue admin accounts. 29,300 attempts blocked. Researcher h0xilo submitted a flaw in Everest Forms Pro for WordPress, tracked as CVE-2026-3300, to Wordfence’s bug bounty program and earned $325 for it. WPEverest patched the flaw on March 18. Wordfence published a full […]

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in Everest Forms Pro, a WordPress plugin with about 4,000 active installations, to execute arbitrary code, leading to a complete site compromise

Threat actors are attempting to actively exploit a critical security flaw impacting WP Maps Pro, a WordPress plugin that has had over 15,000 sales on the Envato Market, to create malicious administrator accounts on susceptible sites

Hackers are leveraging a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Burst Statistics to obtain admin-level access to websites. [...]

Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Breeze Cache plugin for WordPress that allows uploading arbitrary files on the server without authentication. [...]

A critical vulnerability in the Ninja Forms File Uploads premium add-on for WordPress allows uploading arbitrary files without authentication, which can lead to remote code execution. [...]

Hackers are actively exploiting a maximum severity flaw in the Modular DS WordPress plugin that allows them to bypass authentication remotely and access the vulnerable sites with admin-level privileges. [...]

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Post SMTP plugin installed on more than 400,000 WordPress sites, to take complete control by hijacking administrator accounts. [...]

Threat actors are targeting a critical vulnerability in the JobMonster WordPress theme that allows hijacking of administrator accounts under certain conditions. [...]

Wordfence says threat actors are trying to exploit three critical vulnerabilities from 2024

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw impacting the Service Finder WordPress theme that makes it possible to gain unauthorized access to any account, including administrators, and take control of susceptible sites

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a nefarious campaign targeting WordPress sites to make malicious JavaScript injections that are designed to redirect users to sketchy sites

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Service Finder WordPress theme that allows them to bypass authentication and log in as administrators. [...]

A new large-scale campaign has been observed exploiting over 100 compromised WordPress sites to direct site visitors to fake CAPTCHA verification pages that employ the ClickFix social engineering tactic to deliver information stealers, ransomware, and cryptocurrency miners

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in "Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme" to take over susceptible sites

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the WordPress theme 'Alone,' to achieve remote code execution and perform a full site takeover. [...]

Hackers are exploiting a critical unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in the OttoKit WordPress plugin to create rogue admin accounts on targeted sites. [...]

A second security flaw impacting the OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers) WordPress plugin has come under active exploitation in the wild