WordPress Security Update Issued

Researchers have found a serious bug in the WP Live Chat Support plugin. This is the second time in six weeks that a vulnerability has been found in the plugin which is being used on thousands of WordPress websites. The latest bug allows hackers to inject their own code…

We have been made aware of a serious security vulnerability in Bash that affects multiple operating systems and applications. Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today and stay updated with the latest news, updates, releases & much more. Subscribe Email I agree to the Privacy Policy and would…

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An update for Magento was just released to address a critical security vulnerability and it is recommended that you update as soon as possible. Official Link: http://bit.ly/1flmoA8 Source: hostingseclist.com Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today and stay updated with the latest news, updates, releases & much more….

An exploit was discovered in The Media File Manager plugin version 1.4.2 for WordPress. This vulnerability allows for directory traversal and the initiation of a remote cross site scripting (XSS) attack via the dir parameter of the mrelocator_getdir function of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. A working exploit has been dislosed….

VMware has fixed a critical flaw in its vCenter Server that could be exploited to execute code remotely. The vulnerability affects vCenter versions 6.5 and 6.0. Users are urged to upgrade to versions 6.5c or 6.0U3b. US-CERT warned about the vulnerability, stressing exploitation could result in an attacker taking…

The Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter by Kiboko Labs plugin allows scheduling of automated autoresponder messages and newsletters, and managing a mailing list. You can add/edit/delete and import/export members. There is also a registration form which can be placed in any website or blog. Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter…

A serious vulnerability has been discovered in older versions of the popular Code Snippets plugin for WordPress. The flaw allowed anybody to forge a request on behalf of an administrator and inject executable code on a vulnerable site. This is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Remote Code Execution…

The popular GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, which has been downloaded over 700.000 times, was temporarily removed from the WordPress.org plugin repository earlier this week after the developer was notified of a critical bug. Two days later (on February 10) a new version 1.8.3 was released. This new version contains…

Security updates have been issued for several Linux distributions to address a flaw in Sudo. Sudo allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user, by default the superuser. Users must, by default, supply their own password for authentication, rather than the password of the target…

WordPress 3.8.2 is now available. This is an important security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. This releases fixes a weakness that could let an attacker force their way into your site by forging authentication cookies. This was discovered and…

Joomla! has released version 3.7.3 of its Content Management System (CMS) software that addresses several security issues. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected website. Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today and stay updated with the latest news, updates,…

According to a Google Security Researcher who was able to defeat all of the current patches and make the vulnerability easier to exploit, they are now recommending the following unofficial patch until it is pushed upstream: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/13 Further Information: “http://www.itnews.com.au/News/396256,further-flaws-render-shellshock-patch-ineffective.aspx source: hostingseclist Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter…

A vulnerability that VMware patched recently in some of its products, is currently being exploited and Russian threat actors are leveraging this vulnerability to install malware on corporate systems and access protected data, the National Security Agency (NSA) warned on Monday. Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today…

Numerous updates were just released to address various security vulnerabilities and it is recommended that you update as soon as possible. (XSA-145 to XSA-153) Official Link: http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/ Source: Hostingseclist Join Our Online Security and Hosting Newsletter Today and stay updated with the latest news, updates, releases & much more….