Input/output related security issue can be roughly sorted into two buckets: someone manages to read information they are not supposed to; someone manages to write information they are not supposed to. Localize is not capable of writing anything into site, so you are safe on that front. On the read side it’s not much different … Read more
It turns our this error is caused by security software on the server. Meaning that a software that makes sure the hosting providers servers are safe is denying these requests. You cannot fix this because it’s on the hosting providers server, you have to call or email them and let them know this is happening. … Read more
You can use set_transient to write temporary data to the database and get_transient to read the value back. This keeps the data on the server and available across requests. It’s kind like a nonce. Keep in mind writing to your database can jam things up when you get a significant amount of users. If you … Read more
Have you set the constants WP_CONTENT_FOLDERNAME and WP_CONTENT_DIR ? If not, that’s likely to be your problem.
The note is about the use of is_admin() to determine if a user has privileges to do something, because in every other context except admin-ajax.php, that will only be true for a logged in user. You can still use the API to determine if a user is logged in and who they are, and as … Read more
From a security point of view, it is always better not to have users you do not manually approve, as writing correct code that tests against a specific privilege is generally harder than a code that has a binary state of logged-in/not logged-in. Core has its privilege escalation bugs from time to time, but plugin … Read more
Redux Framework can enter the WordPress world via the plugin or via the theme. If you can search Your project from some editor like the Sublime or Atom starting from the WordPress root folder. The search term should be “redux”. Just let us know what You get, and you may also answer your question.
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What are WordPress Current Security Issues in 2017?
While there are a few different options to locking down WordPress, one simple method of locking down a post or page would be to use the Protected post option within the page editor. If you are more interested in locking down some of the more well-known security issues of WordPress, I recommend viewing this presentation: … Read more