Worried about your website security? Cloudlinux and cPanelhave come together for providing an ideal solution for safeguarding confidentiality of your website data and details. The best alliance against online attacks and threats.
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ScopeHosts Wins Excellence Support Award
Yes! You are hearing it right. ScopeHosts has been awarded with "Excellence Support Award" by HostAdvice.
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Once again, we head towards the most magical time of the year. Yeah! Christmas and New Year 2016 Celebration. On this auspicious occasion SCOPEHOSTS TEAM wishes all the clients a Merry Christmas and a very happy, prosperous New Year.
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ScopeHosts.com was registered on November 25th 2008; Seven Years ago today. With an intent of providing top quality and secured web hosting services, we have become one of the leading web hosting provider for individuals, small and large enterprises. Now proudly celebrate 7 years of success in business. We’ve grown from a single reseller hosting providing shared hosting for friends websites to operating our own network while providing services out of 6 locations worldwide.
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Google released a significant new mobile-friendly ranking algorithm, that’s designed to give a boost to mobile-friendly pages in Google’s mobile search results.
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WHAT IS VENOM? HOW DOES IT INFLICT YOUR VIRTUAL MACHINE?
VENOM(“Virtualized Environment Neglected Operations Manipulation”)
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As a WordPress site owner, protecting your site from vulnerabilities is crucial to maintaining its security and stability. A recent critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered, and it could pose a serious threat to the safety of your WordPress site. This security issue is particularly concerning, as it could allow malicious attackers to gain unauthorized access to your website.
WordPress, being an open-source content management system (CMS) and blogging tool, powers millions of websites across the world. This makes it a popular target for hackers looking to exploit weaknesses in outdated versions of the platform. If you are currently running an older version of WordPress, specifically before 4.2.1, it is highly recommended that you take immediate action to safeguard your website. WordPress 4.2.1 contains the necessary patch to protect your site from this specific vulnerability.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a type of security vulnerability commonly found in web applications, including CMS platforms like WordPress. In this particular case, the vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious code into the comments section of a WordPress site. If the site’s administrator unknowingly clicks on or interacts with the malicious comment, the attacker could gain control of the backend of the site, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data breaches, or defacement of your website.
The exploit works by sending a comment that is longer than what WordPress’s backend MySQL database can store. This forces the database to truncate the input, enabling attackers to manipulate the truncated portion and execute malicious code. Once the vulnerability is exploited, the attacker can manipulate the content of the site, steal user information, and even take over the entire WordPress installation.
The best course of action is to immediately update your WordPress installation to version 4.2.1. This version includes a patch that specifically addresses this XSS vulnerability, ensuring that attackers cannot exploit this particular weakness. To update, simply log in to your WordPress dashboard and follow the prompts to install the latest version.
We understand the importance of secure, reliable web hosting for maintaining the integrity of your WordPress site. At ScopeHosts, we provide affordable, high-performance hosting solutions that prioritize your site’s security. With ScopeHosts, you can rest easy knowing your site is protected by our proactive security measures.
For more details on the WordPress 4.2.1 update and this vulnerability, please visit the official WordPress announcement here.
