Some of the security issues commonly seen on a website can be taken care of using the .htaccess (hypertext access) file. In this article, I am gonna be showing the .htaccess configuration from my WordPress website and explain the security issues...
Coming Soon Page, Under Construction & Maintenance Mode by SeedProd plugin for WordPress version 5.1.0 and below were found to be vulnerable to stored XSS while I was auditing the plugin. Plugin version 5.1.2 with improved data sanitization was...
WPForms Plugin version 1.5.8.2 and below were found to be vulnerable to authenticated stored XSS while I was auditing the plugin. WPForms version 1.5.9 with improved data sanitization was released on March 5, 2020. CVE-2020-10385 Summary WPForms is...
Export Users to CSV is a WordPress plugin that allows website owners/admins to export users list and metadata in a CSV file. While testing the plugin, I was able to find that it is vulnerable to CSV Injection. CSV Injection, also known as Formula...
While testing the popular WordPress LMS plugin, Tutor LMS, for one of Astra‘s clients, I was able to find that the plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). All WordPress websites using Tutor LMS version 1.5.2 and below are...
On testing the popular WordPress testimonials plugin, Strong Testimonials, I found multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities in the plugin. All WordPress websites using Strong Testimonials version 2.40.0 and below are affected. CVE-2020-8549 Summary...
While performing a security audit on one of our client’s website, I discovered a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress LMS plugin by LearnDash. All WordPress websites using LearnDash version 3.0.0 through 3.1.1 are...
One of the first things you do when auditing a WordPress website is checking for ways to enumerate the admin username. In cases where the admin username is revealed, it’s pretty common to see the WordPress login page taking a large number of...
When I was trying to learn what CSRF is during my educational days, all I could find was theoretical stuff with examples of Bob and Alice and their transactions, which was good enough for the time being but not in gaining an idea of the real-world...
This time around, it is not a price manipulation vulnerability like in the last story, rather it is a combination of some low-risk vulnerabilities that paved the way to what could have been a data breach worthy of making the front page. Client...