WordPress – The TechBriefs

WordPress Issues Patch for Critical Flaw That Can Enable Code Execution on Some Servers

Swati KhandelwalSep 22, 2026Vulnerability / Web Security WordPress has fixed a critical flaw in its core software that lets an […]

New WordPress Click2Shell Flaw Forces Theme Installs, Can Chain to Code Execution

Swati KhandelwalSep 18, 2026Vulnerability / Web Security WordPress today released patches to fix a new set of vulnerabilities in its […]

WordPress Adds Automated Plugin Reviews to Block High-Risk Updates Before Distribution

Ravie LakshmananSep 14, 2026Web Security / Vulnerability WordPress has announced it’s launching an automated security review for every release of […]

New WordPress Pre-Auth XSS Could Lead to PHP Code Execution – Patch ASAP

WordPress has fixed a pre-authentication reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in its login screen that affects every version of the […]

WordPress wp2shell Exploitation Grows as Public Exploit Fuels Mass Scanning

Attackers have begun to exploit two critical vulnerabilities in WordPress that, when combined together, enable unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) […]

The Wayback Machine is looking to make deadlinks a thing of the past

The Wayback Machine from the Internet Archive has long been on a mission to archive as much online content as […]

WordPress King Addons Flaw Under Active Attack Lets Hackers Make Admin Accounts

Dec 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Website Security A critical security flaw impacting a WordPress plugin known as King Addons for […]

Typepad is closing down, move fast to save your content!

Out of the blue, Typepad has announced that it is closing down. The stalwart blogging service says it was a […]

Blogging service TypePad is shutting down and taking all blog content with it

TypePad was a blogging service based on the Movable Type content management system but hosted on TypePad’s site and with […]

WordPress Sites Turned Weapon: How VexTrio and Affiliates Run a Global Scam Network

Jun 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware The threat actors behind the VexTrio Viper Traffic Distribution Service (TDS) have been […]