WordPress Sites Under Attack via Security Flaw in Unmaintained Plugin

WordPress Sites Under Attack via Security Flaw in Unmaintained Plugin

Users advised to uninstall plugin as soon as possible

  • Web Blog
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 9th, 2015
A Quarter of the Internet Runs on WordPress

A Quarter of the Internet Runs on WordPress

WordPress also has a 58% market share among CMSs

WordPress XML-RPC Service Used to Amplify Brute-Force Attacks

WordPress XML-RPC Service Used to Amplify Brute-Force Attacks

Hackers are hiding hundreds or thousands of username/password combinations in one single XML-RPC request

Say Hello to WordPress 4.3

Say Hello to WordPress 4.3

WordPress 4.3 "Billie" arrives with better password generation, Markdown text formatting, and favicon support

Script of the Day: Booking Calendar

Script of the Day: Booking Calendar

Plugin to run a booking and reservation service via WordPress

Script of the Day: Synchi

Script of the Day: Synchi

Plugin for enhancing the default source code editor shipped with WordPress

Script of the Day: DISQUS Comment System

Script of the Day: DISQUS Comment System

Official plugin for integrating the DISQUS commenting system with WordPress

Script of the Day: Paid Downloads

Script of the Day: Paid Downloads

WordPress plugin for running a pay-to-download business

Script of the Day: HyperComments

Script of the Day: HyperComments

A new vision on user feedback and the WordPress commenting system

Script of the Day: WP UI

Script of the Day: WP UI

WordPress plugin for creating UI elements: tabs, accordions, sliders and modals

Script of the Day: WP i18n

Script of the Day: WP i18n

Add to WordPress what it's missing the most, internationalization features

Script of the Day: NHP Theme Options

Script of the Day: NHP Theme Options

Extendable options framework for developing top-notch WordPress themes

Script of the Day: GRAND FlaGallery

Script of the Day: GRAND FlaGallery

Top of the line WordPress plugin for creating Flash-based image galleries

Script of the Day: Tweet2Download

Script of the Day: Tweet2Download

WordPress plugin for limiting user access and having them pay with a tweet