2024 WordPress vulnerability report shows top reasons why many WordPress sites were compromised over the past year The post 2024 WordPress Vulnerability Report Shows Errors Sites Keep Making appeared first on Search Engine Journal. ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
WordPress recommends updating to version 6.5.2 to patch an XSS vulnerability The post WordPress Discovers XSS Vulnerability – Recommends Updating To 6.5.2 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
Note: Due to an issue with the initial package, WordPress 6.5.1 was not released. 6.5.2 is the first minor release for WordPress 6.5. This security and maintenance release features 2 bug fixes on Core, 12 bug fixes for the Block Continue reading WordPress 6.5.2 Maintenance and Security Release
Vulnerability discovered in the Beaver Builder WordPress page builder that can enable an attacker to inject a malicious script The post XSS Vulnerability Affects Beaver Builder WordPress Page Builder appeared first on Search Engine Journal. ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
SSL certificates are the backbone of a secure internet and are essential for any website owner, including those running sites on WordPress. Beyond security, SSL has become a significant factor in search engine optimization (SEO), influencing a site’s visibility and Continue reading How to Add an SSL Certificate to a WordPress Website
Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in Continue reading #110 – Thomas J. Raef on the Shift in How Hackers Attack, and How to Protect Your Site
A high severity Denial of Service vulnerability patched in WordPress backup plugin with +200,00 installations The post WordPress Backup Plugin DoS Vulnerability Affects +200,000 Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal. ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
We were recently contacted by Wordfence and Patchstack regarding PHP Object Injection vulnerabilities related to the use of unserialize() in Better Search Replace and WP Migrate, respectively. An additional internal review of all Delicious Brains plugins led to the security Continue reading Security Releases Regarding the Use of unserialize() in Delicious Brains Plugins
This security and maintenance release features 5 bug fixes on Core, 16 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 2 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. Backports are also Continue reading WordPress 6.4.3 – Maintenance and Security release
Need help with troubleshooting WordPress? No matter how reliable the WordPress software is, you’ll probably run into some situations where you need to fix a problem. And when that happens, you’ll want to know how to go about troubleshooting WordPress. Continue reading Troubleshooting WordPress | How To Fix WordPress Issues
In this issue of Delicious Brain Bytes, we dive into changes with PHP_CodeSniffer, report on the WP Awards 2023, dive into HTML hacks that helped build the modern web, and much more State of the Word This year’s State of Continue reading Delicious Brain Bytes: PHP_CodeSniffer Needs Support, the WP Awards 2023, and HTML Hacks
WordPress 6.4.2 is now available! This minor release features 7 bug fixes in Core. The fixes include a bug fix for an issue causing stylesheet and theme directories to sometimes return incorrect results. This release also features one security fix. Continue reading WordPress 6.4.2 Maintenance & Security Release
The WordPress Security Team is aware of multiple ongoing phishing scams impersonating both the “WordPress team” and the “WordPress Security Team“ in an attempt to convince administrators to install a plugin on their website which contains malware. The WordPress Security Continue reading Alert: WordPress Security Team Impersonation Scams
If you encounter the WordPress 403 Forbidden error, you might not be able to log in to the back end of your site or access a specific page. This can be frustrating and prevent you from getting important work done. Continue reading How to Fix the WordPress 403 Forbidden Error (7 Strategies)
Today, we’re proud to launch a new brand campaign that was completely produced top to bottom by our in-house brand and creative team, with 15 WP Engine employees as our live-action acting talent. This is a true labor of love Continue reading This is us.
There are several WordPress user enumeration methods that exist for listing information about WordPress users on a site publicly. User enumeration is considered a security vulnerability and can be scanned with several security scanner tools like WP Scan (GitHub). These Continue reading Block WordPress User Enumeration with nginx Completely
Wordfence CLI 2.0.1 introduced free vulnerability scanning this week. The new CLI product was launched at WordCamp US two months ago with malware detection capabilities, but the latest update brings in the most highly requested feature – vulnerability scanning at Continue reading Wordfence CLI 2.0.1 Update Adds Free Vulnerability Scanning
Sorry to break it to you, but your website is not safe. That’s not necessarily because of something you did but simply because nothing on the Internet is ever completely secure. Every single website faces security threats that can take Continue reading 9 Common Website Security Threats (And How to Counter Them)
Despite being the most popular content management system in the world, myths about the security of the WordPress platform continue to circulate. Due to its open-source nature, inexperienced users might view it as less secure than a commercial product. Plus, Continue reading 7 WordPress Security Myths: Completely Busted and Debunked
This security and maintenance release features 19 bug fixes on Core, 22 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 8 security fixes. WordPress 6.3.2 is a short-cycle release. You can review a summary of the maintenance updates in this release Continue reading WordPress 6.3.2 – Maintenance and Security release