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Wordfence says while it has protected sites against the vulnerability for some time, site administrators should take down the WPBakery Page Builder add-ons since it's unlikely to be patched. ....
US-CERT Reports 17,447 Vulnerabilities Recorded in 2020 This marks the fourth year in a row that a record number of vulnerabilities has been discovered, following 17,306 in 2019. The US-CERT Vulnerability Database has confirmed 17,447 vulnerabilities were recorded in 2020, marking the fourth consecutive year with a record number of security flaws published. Related Content: On Dec. 15, 2020, officials reported 4,168 high-severity vulnerabilities, 10,710 medium-severity vulnerabilities, and 2,569 low-severity vulnerabilities this year. In 2019, there were 17,306 flaws published: 4,337 high-severity, 10,956 medium-severity, and 2,013 low-severity vulnerabilities. The continuous increase raises a question: Are developers pushing more unsecured code, or are white-hat hackers getting better at finding vulnerabilities? Given the current climate and the growing popularity of bug bounty programs, experts suggest both factors could be at play. ....