A calm week behind us—which is always good news 😌 So we’re keeping this brief: just five key updates for you today, including a handy guide to quickly fix WordPress security plugin issues.
#1 – Security Risks in Popular Plugins
Powerful plugins, massive reach, huge risk. With 1.5+ million sites affected, keeping them updated is your best defense.
Unlimited Elements for Elementor (Free & Premium) Plugin
XSS; 7.1/10; Update to v2.0.1+
WP Fastest Cache Plugin
Broken Access Control; 4.3/10; Update to v1.4.1+
Nextend Facebook Connect Plugin
CSRF; 4.3/10; Update to v3.1.22+
Editor Comment
It’s worth taking a few minutes each week to perform a sites review to catch issues early and wherever possible, use ShieldPRO’s auto-upgrade feature for vulnerable plugins.
#2 – Security Risks in Less Popular Plugins & Themes
Not rockstars, but these quietly cause chaos—update them before trouble spreads.
PowerPress Podcasting Plugin
Arbitrary File Upload; 9.9/10; Update to v11.15.3+
Houzez Theme
PHP Object Injection; 8.8/10; Update to v4.1.7+
Editor Comment
It’s worth taking a few minutes each week to perform a sites review to catch issues early and wherever possible, use ShieldPRO’s auto-upgrade feature for vulnerable plugins.
#3 – Our blog: Diagnose and Fix Broken WP Security Plugin
A WordPress security plugin may seem broken, but most issues stem from overlapping failures in hosting, CDN, or server configurations. Identifying the real failure mode allows the root blocker to be fixed instead of switching plugins.
Explore emergency lockout recovery, structured diagnosis, and targeted fixes.
Thanks for reading, and have a wonderful week!
Paul Goodchild
Shield Security for WordPress
