Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Vulnerabilities found to Attack WordPress Websites

Two new threats have been found to the WordPress websites that allow attackers to take full control of the Web server. Attack code has been revealed that targets one of the latest versions of WordPress, making it a zero-day exploit that could blow up a series of site hijackings throughout the Internt.
These vulnerabilities are known as stored, or persistent, cross-site scripting (XSS) bugs. They work by injecting malicious code into the comments section of the site, and then adding a massive amount of text of around 64 kilobytes worth.[...]
 Vulnerabilities found to Attack WordPress Websites

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