From: Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
[mailto:billing@precisionwebhosting.com]
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 12:11 PM
To: Jeff Kemp
Subject: WordPress Security Updates
This is a general community announcement for all users of WordPress. If you are using
WordPress as a blog or for your main site, this applies to you.
We'd li items to bring your attention to an XSS vulnerability affecting multiple
WordPress plugins and themes.
Anyone using a WordPress website, regardless of where the theme or plugin was sourced,
needs to be aware of this and take immediate action to ensure it is secure.
What should I do?
Our advice is to check for updates to any WordPress themes or plugins you are using and
apply any updates as soon as possible. Then also check at least monthly for new updates.
We strongly recommend continuing to check for updates, especially over the next few
weeks, but also on an ongoing basis. It is important to always keep your WordPress
installation and associated plugins and themes up to date.
More details are available via the following links:
https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/04/security-advisory-xss-vulnerability-affec...
http://wptavern.com/xss-vulnerability-affects-more-than-a-dozen-popular-w...
https://poststatus.com/coordinated-plugin-updates-to-address-security-vul...