Events Manager 7.4.7 Security Update: Update Your Plugin Now

Computer terminal screen illustrating the Events Manager 7.4.7 security update

On October 7, 2026, the team behind Events Manager — one of WordPress’s most widely used event-management plugins — shipped version 7.4.7 as an emergency security release. The update closes an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the plugin’s REST API that, according to the official announcement, sat undetected in the code since version 7.3. Patchstack, … Read more

WordPress 7.1.3 Security Update: 7 Flaws Fixed and How to Update Safely

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WordPress 7.1.3 is a security release that patches seven vulnerabilities and four bugs. Here is a plain-English breakdown of the WordPress 7.1.3 security update — what each fix means for your site, plus a safe 15-minute update checklist so you can patch without breaking anything. What WordPress 7.1.3 actually fixed WordPress’s official 7.1.3 release notes … Read more

WordPress 7.1.1 Security Update: Click2Shell Explained

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The WordPress 7.1.1 security update did something unusual: it closed eleven vulnerabilities at once — and buried in the middle was an attack chain with a name, a logo-worthy headline, and a two-line fix. Security researchers dubbed it “Click2Shell,” and it could have let an attacker take over a website after a single click by … Read more

Critical WordPress Flaw Is Being Exploited Right Now: A Security Update Checklist for 2026

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If your business website runs on WordPress, this is one alert worth stopping for. A critical vulnerability in WordPress core is being actively exploited right now — no login required — and on September 25, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, the list … Read more