The popular WP GDPR Compliance plugin announced several major security flaws.  According to Wordfence Security, “The reported vulnerabilities allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve privilege escalation, allowing them to further infect vulnerable sites”.

What should you do?

WP GDPR Compliance users are urged to update their plugin to version 1.4.3 immediately.

How can you avoid future problems?

Staying up to date on plugins, themes and WordPress core is crucial for securing your website.  Learn more about our WordPress support and maintenance plans to help you stay out of trouble.