WordPress has patched a cross-site scripting vulnerability which otherwise would have resulted in hackers gaining full access to any WordPress website. The security flaw was first spotted by security firm Sucuri. The…
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WordPress.com resets 100,000 user accounts post Gmail password leak incident
Days after it came into light that around up to 5 million Gmail usernames and their corresponding passwords were published on a Russian Bitcoin forum, WordPress.com has stepped forward to secure thousands…
Disqus plugin v2.77 for WordPress vulnerable to CSRF
Disqus did patch the XSS and CSRF vulnerabilities reported earlier, but it seems that the company has actually missed out on completely patching the CSRF flaw.
WordPress 3.9 ‘Smith’ brings new editing features
WordPress.org on Wednesday announced the arrival of the much-awaited WordPress 3.9 with a host of new and improved features. The new WP 3.9 release is available for download for new users and…
Over 160,000 legitimate WordPress sites used for DDoS attack
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks aren’t new and 2013 was one of the worst years when it comes to such attacks that too through the use of large botnets and /…