WordPress secret keys are random long bits of text that are stored in the wp-config.php file. They help with encrypting and hashing important data within WordPress. They are used to help secure your authentication cookies and to create secure numbers to protect against attacks.
WordPress have their own WordPress Secret Key Generator that will output random secret keys for you, like the ones below:
When WordPress developers are working on coding a theme or plugin, it is often useful for them to log important data to a file, such as error messages, so that they can view and fix any problems. In WordPress, the debug log file is created with a known file name, debug.log, and usually stored in the publicly accessible /wp-content/ directory.
To enable debug logging in WordPress, the developer has to set the following constants in the wp-config.php file:
The WPScan security research team identified an Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the Zebra_Form PHP library, which is used by multiple WordPress plugins.
While investigating a dubious advisory related to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wp-ticket plugin, the Zebra_Form library was found to be responsible for the issue. At the time of writing, despite contacting the vendor multiple times, the latest version of Zebra_Form, version 2.9.8, is still affected.
Fortunately, the affected WordPress plugins were no longer maintained, or had a small number of active installations. Nevertheless, we wanted to make the public aware of the vulnerability affecting Zebra_Form in case it is used elsewhere.
WordPress XMLRPC allows other websites and software to interact with your WordPress website. Also known as an API. Some examples include creating new posts, adding comments, deleting pages and probably most commonly used in WordPress, pingbacks.
As the name suggests, XMLRPC works by sending and receiving XML data. In WordPress, the file responsible for XMLRPC is called xmlrpc.php. This is the file that will receive XML data, process it and return the response, also in XML.
We are making important changes to our subscription plans that we think you should know about.
From February 1st we will be making the following changes to the WPScan WordPress Vulnerability Database subscription plans:
We will not be changing any of our subscription plan pricing, we are only making changes to the number of API calls each plan can make.
Bayonne, France, January 12th 2021, WordPress security company, WPScan, has announced that it has been named a Common Vulnerability and Exposures Numbering Authority authorized by the CVE Program to assign CVE IDs to vulnerabilities in Wordpress.
With 75 million users, WordPress is the most popular content management platform in the world and powers 39.6% of all websites, including the New York Times, Forbes, The White House and CNN. WordPress online retail platform, WooCommerce, is used by 27% of the ecommerce market.
Because it is the most popular CMS platform, WordPress also attracts the attention of cyber criminals. To help keep a third of the world’s websites protected against hackers, botnet operators and malware merchants, an international army of enthusiasts and cyber security experts constantly check for vulnerabilities that could be exploited. New vulnerabilities are assigned an identification number and added to the Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) List, which is overseen by CVE Numbering Authorities (CNAs).
It’s that time of year again where we donate 2% of our profits to a charity that positively impacts climate change, and this year we chose Sea Shepherd France again. We do this every year as part of our Hack the Planet pledge.
We launched several new versions of our WPScan WordPress security plugin, which now contains additional security checks, rather than just the API checks. This included the following checks:
Here at WPScan we launched our brand new website, which we’re super happy with, and feedback so far has been overwhelmingly positive!
We released three new versions of our WPScan WordPress security scanner, adding the login-uri option to specify the wp-login.php file location.
We also released two new versions of our WordPress security plugin, implementing new features such as the ability to configure the scan time.
WordPress 5.5.2 was released on October 30th 2020, reportedly fixing 10 security vulnerabilities. Below are the vulnerabilities that were mentioned in the release notes and that have been added to the WPScan WordPress Vulnerability Database so far, including one from our very own security researcher, Erwan.More