Skip to content
September 26, 2026
  • Bluesky
  • Facebook
  • Linkedin
  • Mastodon
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Youtube

Daily CyberSecurity

Zero-hour alerts. Unmatched analysis.

Primary Menu
  • Home
  • CVE Data
    • CVE Watchtower
    • Top Exploited CVEs
    • CVE Stats by Vendor
    • Q2 2026 Report
    • CVE Alerts
    • CVE Alert Settings
    • Pricing
  • Cyber Criminals
  • Data Leak
  • Free Tools
    • CVSS 3.1 Calculator
    • Certificate Viewer
    • DNS Lookup
    • Encoder & Hash Generator
    • IP / Subnet Calculator
    • Whois Lookup
  • Linux
  • Malware
  • Vulnerability
  • Submit Press Release
  • Weekly Recap
Light/Dark Button
  • Home
  • Technique
  • How to fix common WordPress security issues?
  • Technique

How to fix common WordPress security issues?

Do Son July 13, 2022 3 minutes read
security-265130_1920

Is WordPress secure? Well, nothing’s perfect. A WordPress website is no exception. In this article, we will shed some light on dealing with security problems typically associated with the WordPress content management system.

When a hacker looks at your WordPress site…

Since WordPress is so popular and common within the website industry, many hackers pointed it as a target. These guys can be crafty, you know, so WordPress security vulnerabilities are often explored in order to conduct illegal activities like extracting some personal data of your clients, for example, or cross-site scripting attacks. Sometimes a distributed denial of service (DDOS) is applied, which means the server is given too many requests to handle. As a result, it slows down and eventually crashes. A hacker comes in right through the whole…

There are many forms of hostile actions that can happen on a webpage, just as there are many purposes they can serve. One thing is certain, though – hackers won’t go away. That means web developers are in the need of creating better security solutions, and this is what we should really talk about.

A WordPress security plugin and more…

There are ways for a web admin to protect your WordPress website. The first of them is to use the latest PHP available. This is important because an outdated PHP is explored by hackers on so many levels that it’s hard to expect an old page to be unbreachable. A PHP update is actually one of the best ways to prevent a break-in.

It is also very important to update or install the newest version of a widely recommended WordPress security plugin, like the iThemes Security Pro. It is a rather nifty contraption, this plugin. It not only protects a webpage but also locks it in more than 30 ways when a breach is detected. Fixing simple security issues, blocking brute force attacks in addition to the automated ones… All in a small digital package.

But when a skillful hacker tries to breach the wall, WordPress security issues are often visible right after the attack, when a hostile code is implemented on your WordPress site. Therefore, it is a generally good idea to disable editing of plugins and themes that are working. The bad guy won’t gain access to that feature, and that will most certainly prevent him from doing much harm.

Of course, these are only the basic solutions you can use to fix some WordPress security issues. But the best course of action is to find decent hosting services with their own web application firewall etc.

SHARE
Share on FacebookShare on XShare on LinkedInShare on TelegramShare on BlueskyShare on Mastodon

Search

Translation

CVE ALERTS
📈

EPSS Spike Alerts
Catch risk spikes before they make headlines.

🎯

Custom EPSS/CVSS
Set score thresholds to effectively filter noise.

🛡️

Exploit Intel
Real-world exploit signals beyond the KEV catalog.

🐙

GitHub Issues
Auto-create alert tickets without duplication.

📬

Weekly Digest
Clean summaries, eliminating email spam.

🏷️

Watchlist Groups
Tag vulnerabilities by team (Infra/AppSec/SOC).

🔀

Smart Routing
Route chat channels based on severity levels.

🚨

RBP Tracker
Early warning detection and tracking system.

Subscribe – $7/mo or try free for 7 days →

🚨 Active Exploits in the Wild

  • CVE-2026-65660CVSS 8.8
    Improper control of generation of code (\'code injection\') in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute...
    Admin intelCISA KEV📅 Added to KEV: Sep 25, 2026📅 Updated: Sep 25, 2026
  • CVE-2026-5430CVSS 10.0
    The JWT authentication mechanism accepts tokens signed with algorithms other than those explicitly configured or supported. This allows...
    CISA KEV📅 Added to KEV: Sep 24, 2026
  • CVE-2026-71362CVSS 9.1
    Adobe Commerce is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker could...
    CISA KEV📅 Added to KEV: Sep 24, 2026
  • CVE-2026-48842CVSS 8.1
    Roundcube Webmail 1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.7.x before 1.7.1 has Pre-authentication SQL injection in the virtuser_query plugin via...
    Admin intel📅 Updated: Sep 23, 2026
  • CVE-2026-87902
    Unauthenticated path traversal in page-template resolution leading to conditional RCE An unauthenticated attacker can make get_page_template() page-template resolution...
    Admin intelCISA KEV📅 Added to KEV: Sep 25, 2026📅 Updated: Sep 23, 2026
  • CVE-2026-94127CVSS 9.8
    When a BIG-IP APM access policy and an OAuth profile is configured on a virtual server, specific malicious...
    Admin intelCISA KEV📅 Added to KEV: Sep 22, 2026📅 Updated: Sep 22, 2026
  • CVE-2026-85102CVSS 9.8
    Improper certificate trust validation during VPN negotiation in Check Point Quantum Security Gateway may allow an unauthenticated remote...
    Admin intelCISA KEV📅 Added to KEV: Sep 22, 2026📅 Updated: Sep 22, 2026
  • CVE-2026-93616CVSS 9.8
    A directory traversal and file upload vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and execute arbitrary scripts on...
    Admin intelCISA KEV📅 Added to KEV: Sep 22, 2026📅 Updated: Sep 22, 2026
Powered by CVE Watchtower

Critical Vulnerabilities

  • CVE-2026-97161CVSS 9.2
    Joomla Extension - lomart.fr - Various path traversal / file access vectors in UP plugin extension 5.0.0-5.2.0, 6.0.0-6.0.29
    📅 Updated: Sep 26, 2026
  • CVE-2026-97163CVSS 10.0
    Joomla Extension - lomart.fr - Unauthenticated remote code installation in UP plugin extension 5.0.0-5.2.0, 6.0.0-6.0.29
    📅 Updated: Sep 26, 2026
  • CVE-2026-97160CVSS 9.4
    Joomla Extension - lomart.fr - Authenticated, privileged PHP command injection in UP plugin extension 5.0.0-5.2.0, 6.0.0-6.0.29
    📅 Updated: Sep 26, 2026
  • CVE-2026-94132CVSS 9.5
    Joomla Extension - acymailing.com - Remote Code Execution vulnerability in mailbox action feature in AcyMailing Enterprise extension <...
    📅 Updated: Sep 26, 2026
  • CVE-2026-94130CVSS 9.3
    Joomla Extension - joomlaboat.com - Unauthenticated SQL injection in YouTube Gallery extension < 5.7.3 - An SQL injection...
    📅 Updated: Sep 26, 2026
  • CVE-2026-93352CVSS 9.3
    Laravel-Mediable 7.0.0 before 7.0.2 contains an incomplete patch for CVE-2026-49972 in which the .pht extension is absent from...
    📅 Updated: Sep 26, 2026
  • CVE-2026-92957CVSS 9.4
    vm2 through 3.11.6 does not normalize `node:`-prefixed builtin specifiers when evaluating user-supplied negative (deny) entries in a NodeVM...
    📅 Updated: Sep 26, 2026
  • CVE-2026-92954CVSS 9.2
    vm2 is a sandbox library for running untrusted JavaScript in Node.js. In versions >= 3.10.0 and
    📅 Updated: Sep 26, 2026
Powered by CVE Watchtower

Daily CyberSecurity

  • About SecurityOnline.info
  • Advertise with us
  • Announcement
  • Contact
  • Contributor Register
  • Login
  • Disclaimer
  • DCMA
  • Privacy Policy
  • About SecurityOnline.info
  • Advertise on SecurityOnline.info
  • Contact Us

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works

  • CVE Watchtower
  • CVE Statistics by Vendor 2026
  • Q2 2026 Report
  • Top Exploited CVEs
  • Bluesky
  • Facebook
  • Linkedin
  • Mastodon
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
© 2017 - 2026 Daily CyberSecurity. All Rights Reserved.