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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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CVE-2023-4646 – Simple Posts Ticker < 1.1.6 - Contributor + Stored XSS via shortcode
While examining the plugin during the testing phase, we uncovered a vulnerability that enables the execution of Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, accomplished by incorporating a shortcode into a new post. This vulnerability has the potential to lead to the compromise of user accounts, particularly those of contributors. Main info: CVE CVE-2023-4646 Plugin Simple Posts…
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CVE-2023-4798 – User Avatar – Reloaded < 1.2.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
During the plugin’s testing phase, a vulnerability was identified that enables the execution of Stored XSS by an attacker who embeds a shortcode in a new post, potentially leading to an account takeover. Main info: CVE CVE-2023-4798 Plugin User Avatar – Reloaded Critical High Publicly Published September 25, 2023 Last Updated September 25, 2023 Researcher…
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CVE-2023-4933 – WP Job Openings < 3.4.3 – Sensitive Data Exposure via Directory Listing
During testing, a critical vulnerability was discovered in the plugin, namely a vulnerability in the Directory Listings system, which allows an unauthorized user to view and download private files of other users. This vulnerability poses a serious security threat because it allows an attacker to gain access to confidential data and files of other users…
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CVE-2023-4289 – WP Matterport Shortcode < 2.1.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via shortcode
In the process of testing the plugin, a vulnerability was found that allows you to implement Stored XSS on behalf of the contributor by embedding the shortcode in a new post, which entails account takeover Main info: CVE CVE-2023-4289 Plugin WP Matterport Shortcode Critical High Publicly Published September 25, 2023 Last Updated September 25, 2023…