WordPress 4.2.3 Security Update Released, Patches Critical Vulnerability

WordPress has just released the new version of its content management system (CMS), WordPress version 4.2.3, to fix a critical security vulnerability that could have been exploited by hackers to take over websites, affecting the security of its Millions of sites.



WordPress version 4.2.3 resolves a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw that could allow any user with the Contributor or Author role

WordPress Vulnerability Puts Millions of Websites At Risk

Millions of WordPress websites are at risks of being completely hijacked by the hackers due to a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability present in the default installation of the widely used content management system.



The cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, uncovered by the security researcher reported by Robert Abela of Security firm Netsparker.



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Hacking WordPress Website with Just a Single Comment

Most of the time, we have reported about WordPress vulnerabilities involving vulnerable plugins, but this time a Finnish security researcher has discovered a critical zero-day vulnerability in the core engine of the WordPress content management system.



Yes, you heard it right. The WordPress CMS used by Millions of website is vulnerable to a zero-day flaw that could allow hackers to remote

Own a WordPress Website? ISIS is After You — FBI warns

If you run a self-hosted WordPress website, then you must Beware:



"ISIS is after you."



Yes, you heard right. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning WordPress users to patch vulnerable plugins for the popular content management system before ISIS exploit them to display pro-ISIS messages.



According to the FBI, ISIS sympathizers are targeting WordPress sites

'Google Analytics by Yoast' WordPress Plugin Patches Critical Vulnerability

Another popular WordPress plugin by Yoast has been found to be vulnerable to a critical flaw that could be exploited by hackers to hijack the affected website.
The critical vulnerability actually resides in the highly popular Google Analytics by Yoast plugin, which allows WordPress admins to monitor website traffic by connecting the plugin to their Google Analytics account.
The Google Analytics

'WordPress SEO by Yoast' Plugin Vulnerability Affects Millions

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the most popular plugin of the WordPress content management platform (CMS) that puts tens of Millions of websites at risks of being hacked by the attackers.



The vulnerability actually resides in most versions of a WordPress plugin known as ‘WordPress SEO by Yoast,’ which has more than 14 Million downloads according to Yoast website, making it

WordPress Plugin Zero-Day Vulnerability Affects Thousands of Sites

A critical zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in a popular WordPress plugin, called 'FancyBox for WordPress', which is being used by hundreds of thousands of websites running on the most popular Blogging Platform Wordpress.



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The security researchers at network security firm Sucuri issued a warning Wednesday about the zero-day vulnerability that is

GHOST glibc Vulnerability Affects WordPress and PHP applications

After the disclosure of extremely critical GHOST vulnerability in the GNU C library (glibc) — a widely used component of most Linux distributions, security researchers have discovered that PHP applications, including the WordPress Content Management System (CMS), could also be affected by the bug.
"GHOST" is a serious vulnerability (CVE-2015-0235), announced this week by the researchers of