WordPress Updates
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…
Is WordPress Secure? The Real Security Issues and How Sites Get Hacked
The short answer Yes, WordPress itself is secure: only 6 of the 11,334 WordPress security flaws found in 2025 were in WordPress core, all low priority. The real security issues are plugins (91%) and themes (9%), weak logins, and updates that wait too long, because attacks on a new flaw often start within hours, and…
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…
WordPress White Screen of Death (or Critical Error): How to Fix It
Few experiences strike fear into the hearts of website owners quite like seeing the dreaded white screen of death. You log in to check on your site, excited to see your latest blog post. But instead of your beautifully crafted content, you’re met with a blank white screen. No errors, no warnings, just… nothing. This…
The Events Calendar Vulnerability – Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Data Migration Control – CVE-2025-15043 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: The Events Calendar Key Information Software Type: PluginSoftware Slug: the-events-calendarSoftware Status: ActiveSoftware Author: stellarwpSoftware Downloads: 78,686,265Active Installs: 700,000Last Updated: January 22, 2026Patched Versions: 6.15.13.1Affected Versions: ≤ 6.15.13 Vulnerability Details Name: The Events Calendar ≤ 6.15.13 – Missing Authorization to Authenticated Data Migration ControlTitle: Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Data Migration ControlType: Missing Authorization…
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress Vulnerability – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Newsletter Unsubscription – CVE-2026-1051 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress Key Information Software Type: PluginSoftware Slug: newsletterSoftware Status: ActiveSoftware Author: satolloSoftware Downloads: 32,725,200 Active Installs: 300,000 Last Updated: January 20, 2026 Patched Versions: 9.1.1 Affected Versions: ≤ 9.1.0 Vulnerability Details Name: Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress ≤ 9.1.0 Title: Cross-Site Request Forgery to Newsletter UnsubscriptionType:…
Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally Vulnerability – Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Font Deletion – CVE-2025-14351 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally Key Information Software Type: PluginSoftware Slug: custom-fontsSoftware Status: ActiveSoftware Author: brainstormforceSoftware Downloads: 6,158,177Active Installs: 300,000Last Updated: January 22, 2026Patched Versions: 2.1.17Affected Versions: ≤ 2.1.16 Vulnerability Details Name: Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally ≤ 2.1.16 Title: Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Font DeletionType: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NCVE: CVE-2025-14351CVSS Score: 5.3Publicly…
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets Vulnerability – Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure – CVE-2026-1004 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets Key Information Software Type: PluginSoftware Slug: essential-addons-for-elementor-liteSoftware Status: ActiveSoftware Author: wpdevteamSoftware Downloads: 117,159,772Active Installs: 2,000,000Last Updated: January 22, 2026Patched Versions: 6.5.6Affected Versions: ≤ 6.5.5 Vulnerability Details Name: Essential Addons for Elementor ≤ 6.5.5 – Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information ExposureTitle: Missing Authorization…
All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic Vulnerability – Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) AI Access Token and Credit Disclosure – CVE-2025-14384 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic Key Information: Software Type: PluginSoftware Slug: all-in-one-seo-packSoftware Status: PatchedSoftware Author: smubSoftware Downloads: 196,420,959Active Installs: 3,000,000Last Updated: January 16, 2026Patched Versions: 4.9.3Affected Versions: ≤ 4.9.2 Vulnerability Details: Name: All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO…
Mollie Payments for WooCommerce Vulnerability – Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure – CVE-2024-6448 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: Mollie Payments for WooCommerce Key Information: Software Type: Plugin Software Slug: mollie-payments-for-woocommerce Software Status: Active Software Author: mollieintegration Software Downloads: 3,421,407 Active Installs: 100,000 Last Updated: August 27, 2024 Patched Versions: 7.8.0 Affected Versions: <= 7.7.0 Vulnerability Details: Name: Mollie Payments for WooCommerce <= 7.7.0 Type: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVE: CVE-2024-6448 CVSS Score: 5.3 Publicly…