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WordPress Pushes Out Multiple Flawed Security Updates – Threatpost

[ad_1] WordPress bungles critical security 5.5.2 fix and saves face next day with 5.5.3 update. The day after WordPress pushed out a critical 5.5.2 security update, patching a remote code execution bug and nine additional flaws, it was forced push out a second update and then a third 5.5.3 update. The hiccup is tied to the WordPress auto-update feature that accidentally started sending 455 million websites a WordPress update (5.5.2) that caused new WordPress installs to fail. After realizing the error, it put the brakes on the rollout, and… [ad_2] More Info

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Own a wordpress site? Protect against hackers with Glow app

[ad_1] Launching a company in April 2020 was no mean feat for Glow founder and director Phil Storey. Guiding his team to help small businesses in the fight against cyber crime with the aim of protecting online assets as they do so. Sucuri, the GoDaddy-owned security vendor analysed 18,302 infected websites and over 4.4m cleaned files to compile its latest Hacked Website Trend Report. It revealed that WordPress accounted for 90% of hacked websites in 2018, up from 83% in 2018. The situation has only worsened since then, paving the way perfectly for Leeds based Glow to step in. Glow is a… [ad_2] More Info

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How to Choose the Best Hosting Company for Your WordPress Website [Infographic]

[ad_1] Are you looking for a new hosting company for your WordPress website? Need help choosing the right WordPress host for your business? The team from WPBeginner share their tips for success in this infographic. They cover the following different types of WordPress hosting: Shared hosting Virtual Private Server (VPS) Dedicated server hosting Cloud hosting Managed WordPress hosting Check out the infographic for more detail. A version of this post was first published on the Red Website Design blog. Filed Under: Digital Strategy [ad_2] More Info

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WordPress vs Wix vs Squarespace

[ad_1] Using a website builder for your business site can save you a huge amount of time and money. These platforms allow you to launch a professional website in hours and on a budget, where hiring a developer or web design agency might have previously cost thousands. Many also include an in-built hosting service and content management system that make updating and populating your site with content as easy as sending an email. In this article, we provide a direct comparison of three major platforms. Pitting Wix vs WordPress vs Squarespace, we explore their respective features, customer support,… [ad_2] More Info

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How to build a website with WordPress

[ad_1] Building your own website can help you preserve your profit margin as a small business owner. If you have more time than money, the good news is that these days, it’s relatively easy to build your own site from scratch.  Nowadays, there are many platforms to help you build a website yourself, but WordPress is among the original website creation platforms and remains among the most well respected. In fact, it claims that 38 percent of all websites live today are run on it.  In this article, we’re going to show you how to build a website with WordPress.org. First, though, be aware of the… [ad_2] More Info

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WordPress Auto-Update System Misfires, Updating Live Sites to an Alpha Release – WordPress Tavern

[ad_1] WordPress’ Core systems team had an eventful Friday when an error in the auto-update system caused sites to update to WordPress 5.5.3-alpha-49449, including live production sites with no auto-update constants defined. I just had a random production site auto-update itself to #WordPress 5.5.3-alpha 😨 Anyone else seeing this? — Mark Root-Wiley (@MRWweb) October 30, 2020 Those who received an email about the update logged into their sites to see the message: “BETA TESTERS: This site is set up to install updates of future beta versions automatically.”  Shaun Rieman… [ad_2] More Info

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WordPress Patches 3-Year-Old High-Severity RCE Bug – Threatpost

[ad_1] In all, WordPress patched 10 security bugs as part of the release of version 5.5.2 of its web publishing software. WordPress released a 5.5.2 update to its ubiquitous web publishing software platform. The update patches a high-severity bug, which could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to take over a targeted website via a narrowly tailored denial-of-service attack. In all, the WordPress Security and Maintenance Release tackled 10 security bugs and also brought a bevy of… [ad_2] More Info

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Reflected XSS in WordPress v5.5.1 and Lower

[ad_1] Exploitation Level: Medium: requires some level of social engineering DREAD Score: 6.8 Vulnerability: Reflected XSS Patched Version: 5.5.2 WordPress released version 5.5.2 yesterday, which fixed a reflected XSS vulnerability we reported earlier this year. The root cause of this issue is a bug in the way WordPress determines a user’s current page, and which may cause a few other problems as well. Are You Affected? This vulnerability is exploitable on every WordPress site and user account. For the exploit to be successful, the attacker must trick an unsuspecting user into clicking on a malicious… [ad_2] More Info

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Automatic WordPress plug-in update offers lesson in when to push patches

[ad_1] Pictured: Matt Mullenweg, founding developer of WordPress and founder of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com. (Josh Hallett, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons) In an uncommon move, WordPress developers earlier this month automatically pushed an important security update for the popular Loginizer plug-in to roughly 1 million people, which caught some unsuspecting users off-guard in the process. The decision, which was made to ensure a significant vulnerability didn’t wreak havoc, is one all software and app developers wrestle with themselves when… [ad_2] More Info

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