WP SECURITY MAY 2021 Centralised Abuse Highlights
BRIEF:
Attack vectors seems to be focused on niche business areas, eshop targeting and personal or private data exfiltration. Highly targeted campaign against seo, page builder and speed optimisation plugins. Be informed about the WP SECURITY MAY 2021 centralised abuse highlights. As these specific hacking points and vulnerabilities have a severe negative impact on WordPress Security, consider our FREE security AUDIT.
CSRF – CROSS-SITE REQUEST FORGERY 2022
- WP SECURITY MAY 2021 – It is a -76% decrease compared to April 2022. An estimated 30+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- April 2022 – It is a -7% decrease compared to March 2022. An estimated 268.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- March 2022 – It is a 7.68% increase compared to February 2022. An estimated 781.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- February 2022 – It is a whopping 1200% increase compared to January 2022. An estimated 2.2+ million active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- January 2022 – It is a 75% decrease compared to December 2020. An estimated 40.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
XSS – CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING 2022
- WP SECURITY MAY 2021 – It is a -48% decrease compared to April 2022. An estimated 2.176.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- April 2022 – It is a 85% increase compared to March 2022. An estimated 9.989.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- March 2022 – It is a 154% increase compared to February 2022. An estimated 6.178.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- February 2022 – It is a 57% increase compared to January 2022. An estimated 2.465.600+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- January 2022 – It is a 27% increase compared to December 2020. An estimated 1.690.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
SQL INJECTIONS 2022
- WP SECURITY MAY 2021 – It is exactly similar trend compared to April 2022. An estimated 50.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- April 2022 – It is a -83% decrease compared to March 2022. An estimated 50.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- March 2022 – It is a 50% increase compared to February 2022. An estimated 210.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- February 2022 – It is a 33% increase compared to January 2022. An estimated 211.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- January 2022 – It is a 200% increase compared to December 2020. An estimated 623.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
UNRESTRICTED ACCESS ISSUES 2022
- WP SECURITY MAY 2021 – It is a -28% decrease compared to April 2022. An estimated 4.499.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- April 2022 – It is a 25% increase compared to March 2022. An estimated 2.630.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- March 2022 – It is a 55.5% increase compared to February 2022. An estimated 3.061.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- February 2022 – It is a 339% increase compared to January 2022. An estimated 2.169.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- January 2022 – It is a 260% increase compared to December 2020. An estimated 493.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
PHARMA HACKS 2022
- WP SECURITY MAY 2021 – It is a -43.75% decrease compared to April 2022. An estimated 663.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- April 2022 – It is a 14.5% increase compared to March 2022. An estimated 1.340.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- March 2022 – It is a 75% increase compared to February 2022. An estimated 504.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- February 2022 – It is a similar high trend compared to January 2022. An estimated 1.951.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- January 2022 – It is a 60% increase compared to December 2020. An estimated 5.600.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
SENSITIVE DATA DISCLOSURES 2022
- WP SECURITY MAY 2021 – It is a -85% decrease compared to April 2022. An estimated 200.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- April 2022 – It is a 40% increase compared to March 2022. An estimated 370.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- March 2022 – It is a 28% decrease compared to February 2022. An estimated 113.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- February 2022 – It is a 133% increase compared to January 2022. An estimated 1.121.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
- January 2022 – It is a 50% increase compared to December 2020. An estimated 114.000+ active WordPress installations were susceptible to this attack type.
WP CORE VULNERABILITY 2022
- WP SECURITY MAY 2021 – 1 new WP Core Vulnerabilities reported in April. An estimated 41.7% of the ENTIRE INTERNET were susceptible to this attack type.
- April 2022 – 2 new WP Core Vulnerabilities reported in April. An estimated 41% of the ENTIRE INTERNET were susceptible to this attack type.
WP THEMES VULNERABILITY 2022
- WP SECURITY MAY 2021 – 9 WP Theme vulnerabilities reported in May.
- April 2022 – 13 WP Theme vulnerabilities reported in April.
BLACKLISTED/CLOSED WP PLUGINS 2022
- WP SECURITY MAY 2021 – 11 Blacklisted/CLOSED WP PLUGINS reported in May.
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