Cybersecurity companies say hackers are exploiting vulnerable WordPress versions to take over websites; WordPress patched two critical security flaws last week
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The WordPress bugs being mass-exploited days after patch release show how short the window is between disclosure and weaponization. If your stack includes popular CMS or plugins, treat ‘patch Tuesday’ as a deployment deadline, not a planning meeting — and assume public vulns are in active use within hours.
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