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This week, 79 total vulnerabilities emerged in public disclosure. They may affect over 3 million WordPress sites. There are 55 plugin vulnerabilities that have security patches available, so run those updates!
Additionally, there are 24 plugin vulnerabilities with no patch available yet. If you are using any unpatched plugins or themes, check their vendors’ intentions and progress on a security release. If no patch is forthcoming or the vulnerable software has been closed and dropped from the official WordPress theme and plugin repositories, you should consider deactivation and removal in favor of alternative solutions.
WordPress Core Vulnerabilities — Patched