Tag: plugins

Update your Slimstat plugin to patch the XSS vulnerability affecting over 100,000 sites

By James Barnley   Posted in Cyber Security
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Researchers at GoDaddy security have posted details of an XSS vulnerability in the Slimstat plugin, affecting over 100,000 sites. The WordPress Slimstat plugin, which currently has over 100k installs, allows your website to gather analytics data for your WordPress website. It will track certain information such as the browser and operating system details, plus page …

Thousands of websites hijacked by cryptocurrency mining kits

By James Barnley   Posted in Cyber Security
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Many government and other websites were hijacked to mine the cryptocurrency Monero on Sunday. A list of affected websites can be viewed here: Texthelp Browsealoud security issue The malicious code was first spotted by UK-based infosec consultant Scott Helme, and confirmed by The Register. He recommended webmasters try a technique called SRI – Subresource Integrity – …