Submission + - Millions At Risk From Critical Vulnerabilities From WordPress Plugins (eweek.com)
dougkfresh writes: Checkmarx’s research lab identified that more than 20% of the 50 most popular WordPress plugins
are vulnerable to common Web attacks, such as SQL Injection. Furthermore, a concentrated
research into e-commerce plugins revealed that 7 out of the 10 most popular e-commerce plugins
contain vulnerabilities. This is the first time that such a comprehensive survey was prepared to test the state of security of the leading plugins. In total, 8 million vulnerable WordPress plugins were downloaded.
are vulnerable to common Web attacks, such as SQL Injection. Furthermore, a concentrated
research into e-commerce plugins revealed that 7 out of the 10 most popular e-commerce plugins
contain vulnerabilities. This is the first time that such a comprehensive survey was prepared to test the state of security of the leading plugins. In total, 8 million vulnerable WordPress plugins were downloaded.
