Urgent Alert for WordPress Websites: Is Your Company at Risk?
As a business owner you know that your website forms the core of your company’s online reputation. Because this is where your potential customers gain knowledge on the products and services you are offering as well as the brand that you represent. Imagine, your website is vulnerable to hacker’s attacks; not only your business will be exposed to the cyber threats and but also your reputation will be at stake.
Forgive me if I sound dramatic: but if you are a WordPress website user, especially if you utilized the ever popular WPML translation plugin, this situation is not just a possibility—it is a reality.
A Serious Security Weakness That Can Not Be Ignored
This was confirmed recently after a critical vulnerability, that affected the WPML plugin, with an installed base of more than a million websites. This security weakness enables attackers with the permission to carry out their intended act of “injecting malicious codes remotely” which bring about a total havoc on the site in question. To be precise, your website can be seized, your data kidnapped, and finally you can be left with no way of operating your business.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6386 and carrying a CVSS score of 9.9 out of 10, is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting all versions through 4.6.12 of the WPML plugin. Source
And so this vulnerability is not to be taken lightly at all as according to CVE, it has a severity level of 9.9 out of 10 making it very dangerous for your business. The problem is in a function that does not clean user inputs so your site is vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack. This may lead to possibility of unauthorized access to your site, loss of site data or even full possession of your website.
What’s in It for Your Business
Imagine one morning you quickly check the internet and realize that you are no more in control of your website. What happens here is that your customers can’t access your services, important data is out in the open, and your brand takes a serious hit. The repercussions range from loss of trust, revenue, to worse, you may lose your business entirely.
And here’s the alarming part: This vulnerability has been present in all the versions of the WPML plugin up to version 4.6.12. Although, there are patches available, these were issued way too late and created a large gap that the attackers can fully exploit. In case, your site is not already protected and updated, then one day or the other your site will fall to the scam.
The Solution for Security Threats like These?
This is where both solution and actions are urgently called for to minimize the damage. Unfortunately, passive security measures will not do much to safeguard your website, and, consequently, your business. Your site must be constantly updated, well protected, and running as it should –for which you need a proactive approach to website maintenance.
The benefits of proactive website maintenance can be clearly seen when one takes into consideration the potential expenses that come with having a website.
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It’s a fact that our business environment is not a playground that you can take the risk with your website and expose your business to any unwanted cyber-attacks. What sets our Website Maintenance Services apart is that it allows business owners like you to focus on your business without worrying too much about your website’s condition. Here’s what we offer:
Immediate Security Patching: Here we make sure that WPML plugin and all other plugins are updated without any issues, so that your applications are running with the latest version which is secure.
Regular Monitoring: Continuous surveillance of your website and identifying any likely loophole or threats, and have the same fixed before it turns into a menace.
Backup & Recovery: Having a constant backup of your website which ensures that in case of any attack or system failure you can easily restore your site.
Performance Optimization: Maintenance to ensure that your site is always well tuned for your customers to find what they are looking for with ease.
24/7 Support: Specialized support teams to solve any potential problem and protecting your website and your business’s functions 24/7.
It’s Always: Better Safe Than Sorry
The time to act is now before it’s too late. Remember that in the field of cyber threats, one never knows when it is their turn to be targeted. Don’t risk your business, your valuable data and your reputation – avail the service of professional website maintenance now.
To know more about our Award-Winning Website Maintenance Services or to know how Aarav Infotech can assist your business to protect it from the increasing risks in today’s cyber space, please contact us now!
Do not let that happen to your website, and protect yourself from potential threats right now.
Written by: Jitendra Raulo
Jitendra Raulo is the Founding Director at Aarav Infotech India Pvt. Ltd., a leading Web Design and Digital Marketing Company with 11+ years of experience and having headquarter in Mumbai, India, and Support Centre at Bhubaneswar, India, he is actively working with Start-ups, SMEs and Corporations utilizing technology to provide business transformation solution.
