{"id":2429,"date":"2014-08-07T10:15:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T10:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sgis.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2429"},"modified":"2014-08-07T10:15:10","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T10:15:10","slug":"security-vulnerability-in-wordpress-and-drupal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgis.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/security-vulnerability-in-wordpress-and-drupal\/","title":{"rendered":"Security vulnerability in WordPress and Drupal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Urgent action required for WordPress and Drupal users.<\/h2>\n

An XML weakness has been identified on WordPress and Drupal which allows attackers to overload web servers by passing a very small XML file. The file can have a massive effect on web-servers and could easily bring them down resulting in your website not working. A more detailed explanation of the issue can be found on Mashable<\/a><\/p>\n

The versions that are vulnerable:<\/strong>
\nWordPress:<\/strong> 3.5 \u2013 3.9
\nDrupal:<\/strong> 6.x \u2013 7.x<\/p>\n

Thankfully both WordPress and Drupal have already released updates to address this issue so it’s important if you use the above versions you run this update as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

If you have questions or need advice on how to update your software please contact our support team<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Urgent action required for WordPress and Drupal users. An XML weakness has been identified on WordPress and Drupal which allows …<\/p>\n

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