Security News

Automattic blocks WP Engine’s access to WordPress resources
2024-09-26 13:51

WordPress.org has banned WP Engine from accessing its resources and stopped delivering plugin updates to websites hosted on the platform, urging impacted users to choose other hosting providers. [...]

WordPress.org denies service to WP Engine, potentially putting sites at risk
2024-09-26 01:45

That escalated quickly WordPress on Wednesday escalated its conflict with WP Engine, a hosting provider, by blocking the latter's servers from accessing WordPress.org resources – and therefore...

WordPress Mandates Two-Factor Authentication for Plugin and Theme Developers
2024-09-12 04:57

WordPress.org has announced a new account security measure that will require accounts with capabilities to update plugins and themes to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatorily. The...

WordPress.org to require 2FA for plugin developers by October
2024-09-11 17:33

Starting October 1st, WordPress.org accounts that can push updates and changes to plugins and themes will be required to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) on their accounts. [...]

Critical Security Flaw Found in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin for WordPress
2024-09-06 06:35

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered yet another critical security flaw in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could allow unauthenticated users to take control of arbitrary...

LiteSpeed Cache bug exposes 6 million WordPress sites to takeover attacks
2024-09-05 16:58

Yet, another critical severity vulnerability has been discovered in LiteSpeed Cache, a caching plugin for speeding up user browsing in over 6 million WordPress sites. [...]

Critical WPML Plugin Flaw Exposes WordPress Sites to Remote Code Execution
2024-08-28 04:14

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the WPML WordPress multilingual plugin that could allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code remotely under certain circumstances. The...

Critical Flaw in WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Allows Hackers Admin Access
2024-08-22 05:02

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical security flaw in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could permit unauthenticated users to gain administrator privileges. "The plugin...

Litespeed Cache bug exposes millions of WordPress sites to takeover attacks
2024-08-21 17:22

A critical vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin can let attackers take over millions of websites after creating rogue admin accounts. [...]

GiveWP WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Puts 100,000+ Websites at Risk
2024-08-21 04:35

A maximum-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the WordPress GiveWP donation and fundraising plugin that exposes more than 100,000 websites to remote code execution attacks. The flaw,...