The vulnerability existed in the WP Reset PRO WordPress plugin which is used by more than 400,000 websites.

The IT security researchers at Patchstack (previously known as WebARX) have discovered a high severity security vulnerability in the WP Reset PRO WordPress plugin that allows ‘authenticated’ users to wipe data from vulnerable websites. 

According to their advisory, the vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to wipe the entire website’s database by simply visiting the site’s homepage to initiate the WordPress installation…

Lemon Squeezy, a hosted e-commerce platform for selling digital products, subscriptions, and software licenses, launched a WordPress plugin. The plugin allows the platform’s customers to sell their products directly on WordPress sites.

Merchants sign up, create products, and manage customers and subscribers using the Lemon Squeezy platform. Then they use the plugin to connect via OAuth and display products within WordPress content areas. The first version of the plugin lets users add “buy buttons” for products using a block.

For checkout, merchants can link directly to…

A high severity security flaw in the WP Reset PRO WordPress plugin can let authenticated attackers wipe vulnerable websites, as revealed by Patchstack security researchers.

It impacts only premium versions of the WP Reset plugin, up to and including the 5.98 release. This plugin is designed to help admins reset their entire site or selected parts to speed up debugging and testing, as well as restore from built-in snapshots with a single mouse click.

WP Reset’s free and open-source version is listed in the WordPress plugin repository as having over 300,000 active installations. The…

A website’s speed is critical for user experience, as the consumers can quickly review content on the website, and they can leave a high rating if any. Statistics show a 10% reduction in page views for each second delay, and the customers are more likely to be dissatisfied. When customers are not happy with your standards, they will leave the website leading to high bounce rates.

The website will not create sales as one would want, leading to a low return on investment. Slow websites get lower rankings on search engines, and it reduces visibility. You can improve…

Published Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, 9:34 am

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