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Read the latest roundup Issue 20 / Weekend Within · September 25
Issue 20: A Second Critical WordPress Patch, Under Attack Within a Day
WordPress 7.1.2 patches a critical, unauthenticated flaw already under active attack. A Tutor LMS bug and blockchain-hiding malware also demand attention.
Inside this issue
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Security Two WordPress core security releases in five days, and the second one is already under attack.
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Business WooCommerce revives its shelved Purple theme, and WordPress maps out its December release.
Latest WordPress articles
Browse all WordPress articles September 29
Most WordPress Pros Still Have No Plan for Recovering From a Hack
Only 27.9% of WordPress pros have a breach recovery plan, a Melapress survey finds. Most learn of hacks when someone notices the site acting strangely.
Security
3 min
September 25
A CSRF Flaw in Elementor Lets a Single Click Create a Rogue Admin Account
A critical flaw in Elementor, active on 10 million+ sites, lets one clicked link create a rogue admin account. Update to 4.3.2 now.
Security
3 min
September 25
Issue 20: A Second Critical WordPress Patch, Under Attack Within a Day
WordPress 7.1.2 patches a critical, unauthenticated flaw already under active attack. A Tutor LMS bug and blockchain-hiding malware also demand attention.
Weekend Within roundup
6 min
September 25
WordPress Playground Can Now Show You What a Plugin's Emails Actually Look Like
WordPress Playground now lets you preview the emails a plugin or theme would send, so you can test contact forms and order confirmations before going live.
Playground
3 min
September 23
Attackers Are Actively Exploiting the WordPress Flaw From Yesterday's Patch
Attackers are actively exploiting the critical WordPress flaw patched this week, writing files to servers that have not updated. Patch to 7.1.2 now.
Security
3 min
September 22
Wordfence Found WordPress Malware That Hides on the Ethereum Blockchain
Wordfence found WordPress malware disguised as a must-use plugin that reinstalls itself and hides its control server inside the Ethereum blockchain.
Security
3 min