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Flaw in WordPress caching plug-in could affect over 1 million sites

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A vulnerability in the popular WP Super Cache plug-in for WordPress could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into websites. The scripts, when loaded by administrators, could trigger unauthorized actions.

WordPress websites are a popular target for hackers and many of them are compromised due to plug-in vulnerabilities. Just on Tuesday, the FBI warned that attackers sympathetic to the extremist group ISIS — also known as ISIL — have defaced many websites by exploiting known vulnerabilities in WordPress plug-ins.

The persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in WP Super Cache can be exploited by sending a specifically crafted query to a WordPress website with the plug-in installed, according to Marc-Alexandre Montpas, a senior vulnerability researcher at Web security firm Sucuri.

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G Data Software Offers Free, Cloud-based Plugin for Real-time Protection against Malware and Phishing Attacks – Consumer Electronics Net

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What: With the vast majority of malware infiltrating PCs through browsing websites, most antivirus software isn’t able to keep definitions up to date fast enough to provide effective surfing protection. To fill this gap, G Data Software is providing a free …
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Mozilla Disables Microsoft’s Insecure Firefox Add-on – Washington Post

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Australian Personal Computer Mozilla Disables Microsoft's Insecure Firefox Add-on Washington Post I saw those two warnings and re-started my own computer , right then, in the middle of my own web surfing. He'll be sending more cautions along in the same ..

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