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WordPress Vulnerability Lets Cybercriminals Insert JavaScript Code via Comments Field

The latest vulnerability involves a bug that could let cybercriminals inject JavaScript code into comments field. The vulnerability affects Version 4.2 of the blogging and website platform. A patch was made available for a similar vulnerability discovered more than a year ago, though in that case, the code required special characters to execute an attack. A security researcher confirmed to Forbes that the vulnerability is a real danger, and though the company said it will offer a patch, there is no real sense of when it will be released.”]

Source: https://securityintelligence.com/news/wordpress-vulnerability-lets-cybercriminals-insert-javascript-code-via-comments-field/

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