WP RCE JAN 2025
WP Remote Code Execution
Be informed about the latest WP Remote Code Execution, identified and reported publicly. WP RCE JAN 2025 is -36% DECREASE, compared to previous month. Consider for your online safety, a managed WP/Woo security AUDIT, – OR – switching with a TOP10LIST alternative WP Security Plugin – OR – Hire us for your recurrent needs of managed WordPress Security and managed WooCommerce Security.
What is RCE?
TLDR: RCE vulnerabilities are used to deploy and execute ransomware on a vulnerable domains. While these are some of the most common impacts of RCE vulnerabilities, an RCE vulnerability can provide an attacker with full access and control over the targeted site.
RCE is short for Remote Code Execution. A security flaw in software or hardware allowing arbitrary code execution. A program that is designed to exploit such a vulnerability is called an arbitrary code execution exploit. The ability to trigger arbitrary code execution over a network (especially via a wide-area network such as the Internet) is often referred to as remote code execution (RCE). Read more on wikipedia.org: Arbitrary code execution.
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The following cases made headlines PUBLICLY just last month in the WP RCE JAN 2025 category:
| Gaga Lite Theme | Arbitrary Plugin Activation (BAC) and Deactivation (BAC) to Remote Code Execution (RCE) |
| GitSync | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Remote Code Execution (RCE) |
| Insertify | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Remote Code Execution (RCE) |
| One Paze Theme | Arbitrary Plugin Activation (BAC) and Deactivation (BAC) to Remote Code Execution (RCE) |
| s2Member Pro | Remote Code Execution (RCE) |
| SeedProd Pro | Remote Code Execution (RCE) |
| WPLMS | Remote Code Execution (RCE) |
| WP Remote Code Execution (RCE) reported in 2023: | 38 |
| WP Remote Code Execution (RCE) reported in 2024: | 85 |
| WP Remote Code Execution (RCE) reported in 2025: | 7 |
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