Web malware

Analyzing The WordPress SoakSoak Favicon Backdoor

This post is a dissection of one of a few backdoor variations hackers are uploading via the RevSlider security hole. We also provide webmasters a complete mitigation plan. In the previous post we described how hackers upload a ZIP file which appears to be a new plugin theme, but in reality is being used to […] more…

New Malware Campaign – WPcache-Blogger – Affects Thousands more WordPress Websites via RevSlider

If SoakSoak wasn’t enough, we are starting to see a new malware campaign leveraging the RevSlider vulnerability and compromising thousands of WordPress sites in the last few days. Unlike SoakSoak, it’s comprised of 3 distinct malframes – creating one new campaign. We’re tracking each closely: 1- wpcache-blogger: This campaign is using the domain wpcache-blogger.com as […] more…

SoakSoak Campaign Evolves – New Wave of Attacks

Since Sunday, we have seen a new wave of SoakSoak reinfections. The Javascript continues to evolve and load other scripts in order to infect additional websites. We have updates for concerned webmasters looking to stay on top of the threat and keep their site protected against these kinds of attacks. To those websites that have […] more…

SoakSoak: Payload Analysis – Evolution of Compromised Sites – IE 11

Thousands of WordPress sites have been hit by the SoakSoak attack lately. At this moment we know quite a lot about it; it uses the RevSlider vulnerability as a point of penetration, then uploads a backdoor and infects all websites that share the same server account. This means websites that don’t use the RevSlider plugin […] more…

RevSlider Vulnerability Leads To Massive WordPress SoakSoak Compromise

Yesterday we disclosed a large malware campaign targeting and compromising over 100,000 WordPress sites, and growing by the hour. It was named SoakSoak due to the first domain used in the malware redirection path (soaksoak.ru). After a bit more time investigating this issue, we were able to confirm that the attack vector is the RevSlider […] more…

SoakSoak Malware Compromises 100,000+ WordPress Websites

This Sunday has started with a bang. Google has blacklisted over 11,000 domains with this latest malware campaign from SoakSoak.ru: Google Blacklisting – SoakSoak.ru Our analysis is showing impacts in the order of 100’s of thousands of WordPress specific websites. We cannot confirm the exact vector, but preliminary analysis is showing correlation with the Revslider […] more…

Malvertising on a Website Without Ads

When you first configure your website, whether it be WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, or any other flavor of the month, it is often in its purest state. Unless ofcourse the server was previously compromised, which in it of itself is another conversation outright. Barring that one instance, the new website should not exhibit any malicious behavior. […] more…

Targeted Phishing Against GoDaddy Customers

I do get a lot of phishing emails, we all do, but as security professionals we tend to recognize them immediately. Either the syntax is wrong, or it’s missing a name. When you get them from a bank you don’t even deal with that’s a pretty good clue. However, when the phishing is well done […] more…

Critical vulnerability affecting HD FLV Player

We’ve been notified of a critical vulnerability affecting the HD FLV Player plugin for Joomla!, WordPress and custom websites. It was silently patched on Joomla! and WordPress, leaving the custom website version vulnerable. Furthermore, websites running this plugin are also at risk of being abused to send spam emails, an issue which wasn’t fixed in […] more…

IIS, Compromised GoDaddy Servers, and Cyber Monday Spam

While doing an analysis of one black-hat SEO doorway on a hacked site, I noticed that it linked to many similar doorways on other websites, and all those websites were on IIS servers. When I see these patterns, I try to dig deeper and figure out what else those websites have in common. This time […] more…

Leveraging the WordPress Platform for SPAM

We’ve all seen WordPress comment and pingback spam, but thanks to strict moderation regimes and brilliant WordPress plugins that focus strictly on SPAM comments, comment spam isn’t a major problem for most websites these days. I have seen however, a new trend starting to emerge when it comes to spam involving WordPress. In recent years […] more…

Security Advisory – High Severity– WordPress Download Manager

Advisory for: WordPress Download Manager Security Risk: Very High Exploitation level: Easy/Remote DREAD Score: 9/10 Vulnerability: Code Execution / Remote File Inclusion Risk Version: <2.7.4 If you’re using the popular WP Download Manager plugin (around 850,000 downloads), you should update right away. During a routine audit for our Website Firewall (WAF), we found a dangerous […] more…

Security advisory – High severity – InfiniteWP Client WordPress plugin

Advisory for: InfiniteWP Client for WordPress Security Risk: High (DREAD score : 8/10) Exploitation level: Easy/Remote Vulnerability: Privilege escalation and potential Object Injection vulnerability. Patched Version: 1.3.8 If you’re using the InfiniteWP WordPress Client plugin to manage your website, now is a good time to update. While doing a routine audit of our Website Firewall […] more…

JoomDonation Compromised

We are receiving reports from many users of the popular JoomDonation platform that they received a very scary email from someone that supposedly hacked into JoomDonation. The emails went to the registered accounts and contained the full names, so it looks like JoomDonation did in fact get breached. This is the full email: How the […] more…

Typos Can have a Bigger Impact Than Expected

Have you ever thought about the cost of a typo? You know what I mean, a simple misspelling of a word somewhere on your website. Do you think there’s a risk in that? You may have seen the Grammar Police all over your comments yelling that you used the wrong version of “your” and pointing […] more…

Protecting Against Unknown Software Vulnerabilities

Bugs exist in every piece of code. It is suggested that for every 1,000 lines of code, there are on average 1 to 5 bugs to be found. Some of these bugs can have a security implications, these are known as vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can be used to exploit and compromise your server, your site […] more…

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