This type of vulnerability allows the attacker to inject malicious SQL statements through the vulnerable website. It is typically used to attack database driven web applications such as WordPress to gain unauthorized access to the database and its data.

Audit Trail

Also commonly known as audit log, an audit trail is a security record that is used to keep evidence of a sequence of events. Therefore a WordPress audit trial

In both web and WordPress security, a backdoor is a type of software (malware) that is used by attackers to retain unauthorized access to hacked computers and servers. Typically opened secretly by Trojan

In IT and WordPress security a blacklist refers to a list of non trusted sources or objects. For example if you would like to block a number of IP address from accessing your website you can use the blacklist approach

Refer to HTTP Cookie

Brute force attacks are very invasive and employ a trial and error approach. WordPress websites are typically victims of login brute force attacks. In fact you can find many guides on how to protect your WordPress from brute force attacks

Refer to Permissions

Cross-site scripting, also known as XSS is a web application vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious client-side script into web pages that are executed by the victims when they visit the vulnerable website. Attackers can use a cross-site scripting vulnerability to target logged in WordPress users and steal their browser or HTTP coo [..]

An exploit is when the attacker takes advantage of a security vulnerability in order to cause unintended behaviour of the software. Therefore as an example, in case of WordPress, when an attacker takes advantage of an SQL Injection vulnerability