Tag: shared hosting
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Security
cPanel Patches a Root Escalation That Starts From an Ordinary Hosting Account
An authenticated cPanel account holder could run code as root through CalDAV and CardDAV. Three builds carry the fix, dated September 22.
Software reviews
Ask nginx Which Config It Is Running. Not Every Build Will Answer.
nginx 1.31.5 adds a REST interface that reads the running config and grades every reload. Whether a server has it is settled at build time.
Security
WordPress 7.1.1 Fixes a Comment-Form XSS. The Payload Passes the Sanitizer.
WordPress 7.1.1 was planned as bug-fix only and shipped with 11 security fixes, one an anonymous comment XSS the sanitizer does not catch.
Security
Three LiteSpeed Security Builds in Six Days: Check Which One Your Servers Run
LiteSpeed Enterprise 6.3.7 shipped three security builds in six days, after a cPanel advisory on a root path from a hosting account. Build 2 is the one to run.
Security
cPanel Patches a Root-Level Flaw in Domain Parking: One Customer Account With Domain Permissions Was Enough
A cPanel customer able to add parked domains could gain root on the whole server. CVE-2026-65643 affects all supported versions; patches are out.
Other
Namecheap’s Second Hosting Outage This Month Hits 78 Shared Servers
Technical issues hit 78 Namecheap shared servers on August 26, the second outage in 13 days. Resolved in the evening, with no cause given.
Security
InMotion Rolls Out Monarx ThreatShield Inside the PHP Engine Across Its Fleet
InMotion is deploying Monarx ThreatShield across its server fleet, moving attack blocking into the PHP engine itself.
Security
Plesk Patches Three Flaws That Start From an Ordinary Customer Account
Plesk has patched three flaws reachable from an ordinary customer account. The worst can end at root, and its fix ships outside the core update.
Industry reports
GoDaddy Launches Node.js Hosting, and Publishes the Rules Apps Must Follow
GoDaddy added Node.js hosting to its Web Hosting plans, and published a deploy contract stating what an app must do to run.
Security
Forminator’s 9.8 Flaw, and Eleven More Fixes in Nineteen Days
Forminator's 9.8 file upload flaw was patched seventeen days before it went public, and the changelog shows eleven more fixes around it.
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