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Vulnerabilities Found in WordPress Blogging Tool

Posted by michael on from the say-it-ain't-so dept.

ZuperDee writes "According to this Netcraft article, 'Security vulnerabilities have been found in WordPress, the popular PHP-based open source blogging application. Some scripts in WordPress are not properly validated, leaving the program open to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks in which third parties could insert content into a WordPress-driven site.'"

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  1. zerg by Lord+Omlette · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "Security vulnerabilities" ... "PHP-based"

    Oh, come on! What the hell were they expecting?

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  2. Re:Stupid design. That's what it is. by SecretAgentDog · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well, what do you expect from a 19 year old?

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