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Website security — articles and guides

All CySec articles about Website security: current vulnerabilities, step-by-step guides and practical protection advice for businesses in Armenia.

PHP2Shell (CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619): critical PHP flaws — what to update

Two critical remote code execution flaws in PHP itself, CVSS 9.2. Fixed versions, temporary protections and how to check your servers.

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nginx vulnerabilities in 2026: which version you need and how to protect it

In 2026 nginx.org has published 26 advisories, including two rated “major”. The safe versions now are 1.31.7 and 1.30.6.

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Secure nginx configuration: HTTPS, security headers and access limits

A practical checklist with ready-to-use snippets for a website or reverse proxy on nginx.

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Company website security: WordPress, plugins and hosting

A hacked website damages reputation, search rankings and can infect visitors. Practical steps to keep a business website safe.

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Really Simple Security (CVE-2024-10924): a security plugin that let attackers log in as admin

An authentication bypass in a plugin installed on about 4 million WordPress sites. Ironically, it affected sites that had turned on two-factor authentication.

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WordPress LiteSpeed Cache (CVE-2024-28000): any visitor could become an administrator

A weak security hash in a caching plugin used on millions of sites allowed unauthenticated privilege escalation. Update and check your admin users.

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GiveWP donation plugin (CVE-2024-5932): remote code execution through a donation form

A PHP object injection in a popular donation plugin let unauthenticated attackers run code and delete files. What site owners should do.

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CosmicSting (CVE-2024-34102): the flaw that compromised thousands of Magento stores

An XML external entity flaw in Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source let attackers steal secret keys and, combined with another bug, run code. Patching alone was not enough.

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Joomla (CVE-2023-23752): how a “medium” flaw exposed database passwords

An improper access check in Joomla 4 web service endpoints let anyone read the site configuration — including database credentials.

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Atlassian Confluence (CVE-2022-26134): unauthenticated code execution in a company wiki

A zero-day in Confluence Server and Data Center let anyone run code on the server. Internal knowledge bases are rarely treated as critical — they should be.

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Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228): the logging library that shook the internet

One line of text in a log could give attackers full control of a server. Why Log4Shell still matters and how to make sure you are protected.

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WP File Manager (CVE-2020-25213): a zero-day that let anyone upload files to WordPress

A file manager plugin with about 700,000 installations allowed unauthenticated file upload and code execution. A classic lesson about risky plugins.

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Drupalgeddon2 (CVE-2018-7600): remote code execution in Drupal core

A flaw in Drupal's form handling let anyone run code on millions of Drupal sites. It is still scanned for today.

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