Security advice, made clearer

A serious issue has been reported in two WordPress plugins. Whether a site is affected depends on the installed software and on how its front-end forms are configured.

A vulnerability in the User Profile Builder plugin could let a Multisite subsite Administrator edit another user’s email address and take over the account through password reset.

Public security records describe a low-severity issue in the Popup Builder WordPress plugin. Here is what it means and what to check.

A published security record describes a high-severity issue in LiteSpeed Cache that can affect how some front-end pages handle comments. Here is what site owners should check, without assuming that any particular website has been compromised.

A high-severity issue in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin could allow JavaScript to run in visitors’ browsers in specific circumstances. Here is what to check, without assuming that any particular site has been affected.

A MariaDB server weakness could allow a specially authorised database account to gain higher privileges. Here is how to check your setup calmly and safely.

A published security issue affects certain MariaDB server releases. It depends on a particular database permission and account setup, so checking the installed software version is the sensible first step.

A vulnerability in MariaDB server concerns how binary FRM metadata is validated. The published evidence describes a possible route to a crash or code execution when a specially crafted file is placed in the database data directory.

A high-severity MariaDB security issue could affect certain database installations. Here is what to check, and how to approach an update safely.

A flaw in MariaDB’s handling of imported MySQL tables could expose information or crash a database server. Check the affected-versions table and the publisher’s remediation guidance.

A medium-severity authorisation issue could allow an unauthenticated visitor to view unpublished job-position details in affected Dolibarr installations. Here is what site owners should check.

A reported vulnerability affects Dolibarr ERP CRM versions before 24.0.0. It requires administrator authentication, but could allow operating-system commands to be run as the web server user.

A published advisory describes a medium-severity denial-of-service issue in certain versions of svg-sanitizer. Here is what site owners should check and do next.

A high-severity vulnerability in svg-sanitizer could make a website’s PHP workers spend excessive time processing a specially prepared SVG file. Here is what to check and what the available evidence does—and does not—show.

A security issue in older versions of the open-source pypdf library could make an application use excessive memory when opening a specially crafted PDF. Here is how to check whether it is relevant to your site or software.

A high-severity issue in pypdf can cause excessive processing and memory use when an application reads the page count of a specially crafted encrypted PDF.

A flaw in the Python PDF library pypdf can cause excessive memory use when it processes a specially malformed PDF. Here is how to check what your site or application uses.

A publicly documented cross-site scripting weakness affects a specified version of SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System. Here is how site owners can check their position and respond calmly.

A public advisory describes a low-severity SQL injection issue in software from itsourcecode. Here is what to check, and what the finding does and does not mean.

A published advisory describes an access-control weakness in InvoiceShelf. It is assessed as low severity, and known exploitation has not been established, but site maintainers should check their installation and follow the publisher’s upgrade guidance.

A public vulnerability record describes a remotely reachable SQL injection issue in the software. Website owners should check whether the affected release is installed and follow confirmed publisher guidance.

Public vulnerability information describes a low-severity flaw in Campcodes Bitcoin Wallet System that can allow remote attempts to bypass normal limits on repeated authentication requests.