Thrive Theme Vulnerability Allows unauthentic Remote Takeover Of WordPress Sites

Wordfence discovered these vulnerabilities in the Thrive Theme had been silently patched on March 12th.  As of the 23rd many sites using this theme and it’s associated packages were still not updated.  Further analysis discovered two vulnerabilities than when used together result in the ability for a remote attacker to be able to take over the site.  ETC Maryland Fully managed Hosting customers are protected against this series of exploits as of the 23rd.  All other ETC Maryland hosting clients will be protected on April 23rd.  If you want your site to be highly protected against exploits and vulnerabilities, contact us to see how our hosting helps you site stay online and safe from online threat actors.