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How to Update WordPress Safely (Without Breaking Your Site)
The short answer To update WordPress safely, make a fresh backup, then update in this order: PHP (if needed), WordPress core, plugins a few at a time, then your theme, and check the site after each step, including forms and checkout. We recommend updating daily, because with AI, attacks on a newly published flaw now…
WordPress Maintenance Mode: Fix a Stuck Site or Turn It On Safely
The short answer WordPress puts your site in maintenance mode by itself for a few seconds every time it updates. If an update hangs, the site gets stuck showing “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.” To fix it, delete the .maintenance file in your site’s main folder, then finish the update…
Best WordPress Security Plugins: What We Use on 105+ Sites
The short answer For most WordPress sites, the best security plugin is Wordfence, with Cloudflare in front of the site. Wordfence gives you a firewall, malware scanning and login protection in one plugin. Cloudflare stops bad traffic before it reaches your server. Run one all-in-one security plugin, not two. A plugin is only one layer,…
LiteSpeed Cache Vulnerability – Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Log Files – CVE-2024-44000 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: LiteSpeed Cache Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: litespeed-cache Software Status: Active Software Author: litespeedtech Software Downloads: 79,208,611 Active Installs: 6,000,000 Last Updated: September 6, 2024 Patched Versions: 6.5.0.1 Affected Versions: <= 6.4.1 Vulnerability Details: Name: LiteSpeed Cache <= 6.4.1 Type: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVE: CVE-2024-44000 CVSS Score: 7.5 Publicly Published: September 5, 2024…
LiteSpeed Cache Vulnerability – Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation – CVE-2024-28000 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: LiteSpeed Cache Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: litespeed-cache Software Status: Active Software Author: litespeedtech Software Downloads: 75,818,864 Active Installs: 5,000,000 Last Updated: August 21, 2024 Patched Versions: 6.4 Affected Versions: <= 6.3.0.1 Vulnerability Details: Name: LiteSpeed Cache <= 6.3.0.1 Title: Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation Type: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE: CVE-2024-28000 CVSS Score: 9.8 Publicly…
String Locator Vulnerability – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting – CVE-2023-6987 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: String Locator Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: string-locator Software Status: Active Software Author: instawp Software Downloads: 1,093,003 Active Installs: 100,000 Last Updated: August 23, 2024 Patched Versions: 2.6.6 Affected Versions: <= 2.6.5 Vulnerability Details: Name: String Locator <= 2.6.5 Title: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Type: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVE: CVE-2023-6987 CVSS Score: 6.1 Publicly…
Collapse-O-Matic Vulnerability – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode – CVE-2023-7030| WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: Collapse-O-Matic Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: jquery-collapse-o-matic Software Status: Active Software Author: baden03 Software Downloads: 1,284,998 Active Installs: 50,000 Last Updated: May 9, 2024 Patched Versions: 1.8.5.6 Affected Versions: <= 1.8.5.5 Vulnerability Details: Name: Collapse-O-Matic <= 1.8.5.5 Title: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Type: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVE: CVE-2023-7030 CVSS Score:…
WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report – Comments – wpDiscuz – Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Plugin Name: Comments – wpDiscuz Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: wpdiscuz Software Status: Active Software Author: advancedcoding Software Downloads: 2,865,421 Active Installs: 80,000 Last Updated: September 18, 2023 Patched Versions: 7.6.6 Affected Versions: <=7.6.5 Vulnerability Details: Name: wpDiscuz <= 7.6.5 – Unauthenticated SQL Injection Type: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an…
WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report – Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid – Missing Authorization & Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Plugin Name: Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: wpvivid-backuprestore Software Status: Active Software Author: wpvividplugins Software Downloads: 5,141,419 Active Installs: 300,000 Last Updated: September 12, 2023 Patched Versions: 0.9.91 Affected Versions: <=0.9.90 First Vulnerability: Vulnerability Details: Name: WPvivid Backup Plugin <= 0.9.90 – Missing Authorization via ‘start_staging’ and ‘get_staging_progress’…
WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report: Slimstat Analytics – Authenticated (Contributor+) Blind SQL Injection via Shortcode – CVE-2023-4598
Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: wp-slimstat Software Status: Active Software Author: mostafas1990 Software Downloads: 5,922,898 Active Installs: 100,000 Last Updated: September 11, 2023 Patched Versions: 5.0.10 Affected Versions: <=5.0.9 Vulnerability Details: Name: Slimstat Analytics <= 5.0.9 – Authenticated (Contributor+) Blind SQL Injection via Shortcode Type: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an…