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Tag Archives: Plugins
XSS plugin vulnerabilities plague WordPress users
Thousands of active WordPress plugins have been hit with a swathe of XSS vulnerabilities that could give attackers complete control of the site.
WordPress plugin hole could have allowed attackers to wipe websites
A WordPress plugin with over 100,000 active installations had a bug that could have allowed unauthorised attackers to wipe its users’ blogs clean, it emerged this week.
Update now! Popular WordPress plugins have password bypass flaws
Researchers have discovered bad authentication bypass vulnerabilities affecting two WordPress plugins which should be patched as soon as possible.
WordPress sites hit by malvertising
An old piece of malware is storming the WordPress community, enabling its perpetrators to take control of sites and inject code of their choosing.
WordPress 5.2.3 fixes new clutch of security vulnerabilities
WordPress version 5.2.3 has just appeared on the download pipe featuring half a dozen security fixes and software enhancements.
Update now! WordPress sites vulnerable to WooCommerce plugin flaw
Researchers have published details of a dangerous flaw in the way the hugely popular WooCommerce plugin interacts with WordPress that could allow an attacker with access to a single account to take over an entire site.