WordPress Security Alert: New Linux Malware Exploiting Over Two Dozen CMS Flaws

Jan. 2, 2023

WordPress sites are being targeted by a previously unknown strain of Linux malware that exploits flaws in over two dozen plugins and themes to compromise vulnerable systems. "If sites use outdated versions of such add-ons, lacking crucial fixes, the targeted web pages are injected with malicious JavaScripts," Russian security vendor Doctor Web said in a report published last week. "As a result, when users click on any area of an attacked page, they are redirected to other sites."