WordPress 4.7.3 has been released to address security issues. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected website.

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the WordPress security and maintenance released and apply the necessary updates.

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Apache Software Foundation has released security update to highlight vulnerability in Struts. This update address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of an affected system

Affected software:

• Struts 2.3.5 – Struts 2.3.31
• Struts 2.5 – Struts 2.5.10

Solution:

• Upgrade to Struts version 2.3.32 or 2.5.10.1

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Apache security bulletin and apply the necessary updates.

For more information: Apache

Google has released Chrome versions 57.0.2987.98 for Windows, Mac and Linux. This update addresses multiple vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Google Chrome release blog and apply the necessary updates, click here for more information.

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released updates to address vulnerability in BIND.  The exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.

For more Information: Bind Updates.

CERT/CC has released information on the Server Message Block (SMB) vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows. Exploitation of this vulnerability can allow attacker to cause denial of service or take control of the system. At this moment there is no known patch, however a mitigation technique can be used by filtering the SMB known ports such as TCP 139 and 445 and UDP ports 137 and 138.

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