Recently WordPress has acknowledged that a critical vulnerability has been identified, impacting several common WordPress versions. WordPress is urging people who run its software on their websites to update it “immediately.”
What this means?
The WordPress vulnerability can be exploited remotely against a default WordPress installation without requiring additional plugins, making it particularly easy to exploit. Basically this means that your website can easily be hacked if it is not updated to the latest version.
Who does this impact?
This vulnerability affects the following WordPress versions:
- 6.8.0 through 6.8.5
- 6.9.0 through 6.9.4
- 7.0.0 through 7.0.1
- 7.1 Beta
What should I do?
If you are on a maintenance plan with us, then no need to worry – we’ve already taken care of your website by applying the latest update.
If you are not on a maintenance plan, depending on the system your website is on it may have automatically updated itself (important updates sometimes get pushed through automatically when something like this occurs). However, this will not be the case for some websites – please contact us and we can check the status of your website and what needs to be done. Depending on when your website was built, a full system update may be required (WordPress, themes, plugins) to ensure full security and compatibility.
How can I prevent this?
Instances such as this are why we recommend having your website on a maintenance plan. If you would like to find out more about our maintenance plans please visit https://mediamojo.com.au/design-services/website-maintenance/ or contact us.
