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7 Ways to Prevent Fake Registrations on WordPress (with CleanTalk)
Fake registrations are more than a minor admin inconvenience. They fill your database with junk accounts, waste moderation time, reduce signup quality, and make it harder to understand what real user activity looks like. For WordPress sites, this problem is especially common. Registration forms are public by design, which makes them an easy target for
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Plugin Security Certification: “FileBird” – Version 5.5: Secure Media Library Management
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In the world of WordPress media library management, one aspect that should never be overlooked is security. The “FileBird” plugin, specifically version 5.5, is not only a powerhouse in organizing your media library but also a guardian of your website’s security. In this article, we delve into how this plugin goes above and beyond in…
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We Have Reset 178 Passwords That Might Have Been Compromised
While monitoring exposed password databases we found a leaked database that contained 178 compromised credentials of CleanTalk users among other data. These emails/passwords were compromised some time ago and after that were used to create a CleanTalk account by their owners. As soon as we found this potential vulnerability – we immediately reset passwords for…
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CVE-2023-4795 – Testimonial Slider Shortcode < 1.1.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
While evaluating the plugin, we uncovered a vulnerability that permits the execution of Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) on behalf of a contributor. This vulnerability is exploited by inserting a shortcode into a newly created post, potentially resulting in an account takeover. Main info: CVE CVE-2023-4795 Plugin Testimonial Slider Shortcode Critical High Publicly Published September 25,…
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CVE-2023-4725 – Simple Posts Ticker < 1.1.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
During testing, a vulnerability was found that allows, through changing the settings, to implement Stored XSS on all pages where there is a mention of the plugin. This vulnerability is available on behalf of the administrator and allows you to leave javascript “backdoor” when capturing an administrative account, which will allow account takeover. Unfiltered_html capability…