WordPress Vulnerability Report – July 19, 2023

Since last week, 80 total vulnerabilities emerged in public disclosure. They may affect over 5 million WordPress sites. There are 55 plugin vulnerabilities with security patches available, so run those updates!

Additionally, there are 23 plugin vulnerabilities and two theme vulnerabilities with no patch available yet. If you discover you are using an unpatched plugin or theme, check their vendors’ intentions and progress on a security release. If no patch is forthcoming or the vulnerable software has been marked “closed” and dropped from the official WordPress theme and plugin repositories, you should consider deactivation and removal in favor of alternative solutions.

Solid Security: The Next Chapter in WordPress Protection

As you know, we’re rebranding publicly, and iThemes is becoming SolidWP. This transition includes new and enhanced features plus a complete interface redesign for our products. In this webinar, our lead developer, Timothy Jacobs, demonstrates the new features coming to Solid Security — formerly known as iThemes Security.

In the video, you’ll get a tour of:

• the improved dashboard
• passkeys and the passwordless login experience
• the all-new firewall
• virtual patches that protect you when you need them most

Nathan Ingram hosted this sneak preview of the all-new Solid Security. He fielded many terrific questions from the live audience for Timothy and Matt Cromwell, our Senior Director of Customer Experience at StellarWP, so check out that discussion in the last 30 minutes.

News From WordPress

WordPress 6.3 RC1 is ready for download and testing. Because this version is under development, do not install, run, or test this version on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, evaluate RC1 on a test server and site.

WordPress core is very secure when it’s properly configured and maintained. Vulnerable plugins that have not been updated by site owners are the most common vector for attacks on WordPress websites. Our weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report, powered by Patchstack, covers new WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities that have emerged since last week’s report. Our goal is to spread awareness of emerging security threats and help you decide what to do if you are using vulnerable software on your website. For a deeper analysis of recent trends in WordPress vulnerabilities and threat vectors, see our 2022 Annual Vulnerability Report.