WP Plugin Vulnerability Dashboard

Monitor WordPress plugin security risks across the ecosystem

Total Plugins
34,170
With Vulns
3,430
Unauth Exploits
903
Critical Unpatched
360
Abandoned
825
Avg Risk Score
7.0
CVEs Tracked
13,647
Exploitation Events
227
Intel Posts
2,566
Exploited Plugins
82

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Recent Exploitation Events

600,000 WordPress Sites Affected by SQL Injection Vulnerability in Backuply WordPress Plugin

On September 17th, 2026, we received a submission for a Second-Order SQL Injection vulnerability in Backuply, a WordPress plugin with more than 600,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to store a malicious SQL payload that is executed when an administrator later restores a database backup, ultimately allowing the attacker to escalate their privileges to administrator and take over the site. The post 600,000 WordPress Sites Affected by SQL Injection Vulnerability in Backuply WordPress Plugin appeared first on Wordfence.

~600,000 sites affected
10/15/2026
Palo Alto Networks Patches PAN-OS Authenticated RCE Flaw Amid Active Exploitation

Palo Alto Networks on Wednesday issued security updates for a high-severity flaw in PAN-OS software that has come under active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0322 (CVSS score: 8.6), is a case of remote code execution in the management interface. "A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the management interface of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an

CVE-2026-0322
10/15/2026
Ivanti ICS Zero-Day Attacks Highlight Vendor Patching Hurdles

CVE-2026-104935, a high-severity authentication bypass + RCE vulnerability, was only partially discovered and patched in July, leaving an opening for threat actors to capitalize on.

CVE-2026-104935
10/14/2026

Latest Security Intelligence

hackernews
Cloud Backup Breach: What WordPress Site Owners Must Know About Securing Their AssetsOriginal source

ConnectWise on Saturday said it has disabled seven ConnectWise application identities as it continues its investigation into an incident in which unknown threat actors obtained unauthorized access to the application identities and compromised Microsoft 365 tenants. The disabled identities are listed below - ConnectWise Cloud Backup - 506e08f9-6e9a-4da4-942b-a099a03644ae ConnectWise

10/18/2026
hackernews
New Malware in npm Package Could Threaten WordPress Sites—Here's What to KnowOriginal source

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that's part of a recently disclosed software supply chain attack campaign dubbed MALFEX. The package, named "imgdecode," was uploaded to the package registry on September 30, 2026, by a user named "malfexteste8." It has been downloaded 979 times as of writing and is still available on npm as of writing. The latest version of

10/17/2026
hackernews
Securing Your WordPress Site: Lessons from Credential Compromise in Microsoft 365Original source

Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm related to an active campaign in which unknown threat actors are abusing a compromised Microsoft 365 (M365) credential belonging to ConnectWise Cloud Backup (formerly SkyKick) to gain unauthorized access to customers' M365 environments. ConnectWise Cloud Backup is a cloud-based backup and recovery service built for managed service providers (MSPs

10/17/2026
Wordfence
Malware Alert: Compromised Rank Math SEO PRO Version Exposes UsersOriginal source

Rank Math has disclosed that some copies of Rank Math SEO PRO version 3.0.123 contained malware. According to Rank Math, the affected version was downloaded or installed through an update between October 15, 2026 at 20:02 UTC and October 16, 2026 at 07:12 UTC. If an affected copy of Rank Math SEO PRO 3.0.123 was ...Read More The post PSA: Malware Found in Some Rank Math SEO PRO 3.0.123 Downloads appeared first on Wordfence.

10/17/2026
darkreadingExploitation
BeyondTrust Remote Support Zero-Day Continues Trend of Exploited Edge Bugs

Ivanti, Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks all had vulnerabilities in edge devices come under fire this week. Now BeyondTrust joins the group.

10/16/2026