hir0ot

hir0ot is a security researcher credited with 4 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec WordPress vulnerability database, ranked #825 of 3,515 contributors. The disclosure was published in 2024.

Their research concentrates on Argument Injection, which accounts for 1 of their findings (25%). Other recurring categories include PHP Remote File Inclusion, Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). The average CVSS score across these disclosures is 8.7, peaking at 9.8. Severity breakdown: 2 critical and 2 high.

The most affected software includes LearnPress (2), Everest Forms (1), Shield Security (1), across 3 distinct plugins, themes and core versions in total.

All 4 disclosed issues have since received a vendor fix. The most severe finding, "Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking & Intrusion Prevention Security <= 18.5.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion", scores 9.8 out of 10.