{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Hosting UK","provider_url":"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog","author_name":"Adrien Tibi","author_url":"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/author\/adrien-tibi\/","title":"Critical WordPress Security Update: Upgrade Your Website Now - Hosting UK","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JUCq7sBEvX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/critical-wordpress-security-update-upgrade-your-website-now\/\">Critical WordPress Security Update: Upgrade Your Website Now<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/critical-wordpress-security-update-upgrade-your-website-now\/embed\/#?secret=JUCq7sBEvX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Critical WordPress Security Update: Upgrade Your Website Now&#8221; &#8212; Hosting UK\" data-secret=\"JUCq7sBEvX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/hostinguk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260929-Critical-Wordpress-Security-Update.webp","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":775,"description":"A critical security vulnerability has been identified and patched in WordPress Core. If your website uses WordPress, you should update it immediately and confirm that the upgrade has completed successfully. What has happened? The issue, tracked as CVE-2026-87902, is an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability with a critical CVSS score of 9.2. It could allow an... Keep Reading"}