Kevin Murphy (knmurphy)

Kevin Murphy (knmurphy) is a security researcher credited with 3 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec WordPress vulnerability database, ranked #1,003 of 3,515 contributors. The disclosure was published in 2024.

Their research concentrates on Missing Authorization, which accounts for 2 of their findings (67%). Other recurring categories include Unrestricted Upload Of File With Dangerous Type. The average CVSS score across these disclosures is 8.8, peaking at 8.8. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 3 high.

The most affected software includes Pubnews (1), Th Shop Mania (1), Top Store (1), across 3 distinct plugins, themes and core versions in total.

All 3 disclosed issues have since received a vendor fix. The most severe finding, "Pubnews <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation", scores 8.8 out of 10.