{"id":21841,"date":"2023-12-22T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T09:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/?p=21841"},"modified":"2023-07-26T11:25:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T09:25:15","slug":"what-if-i-want-to-use-a-plugin-or-theme-that-is-leaky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/en\/what-if-i-want-to-use-a-plugin-or-theme-that-is-leaky\/","title":{"rendered":"What if I want to use a plugin or theme that is leaky?"},"content":{"rendered":"
You have just created a beautiful website with a nice theme and various plugins, and then your website gets hacked!<\/strong><\/p>\n That’s incredibly frustrating! It has happened to us dozens of times too, even with all the knowledge we have.<\/p>\n What if it turns out that your plugin or theme has a vulnerability, and the developers are not taking any action, even after being informed about it? Even when you’ve paid for the plugin or theme, the developers might not respond to your requests for fixing the vulnerability.<\/p>\n Theme developers are not hackers or security experts; their main focus is often on making as much money as possible. This might sound harsh, but unfortunately, it’s the reality.<\/p>\n You have two options<\/strong>:<\/p>\nWhy don’t developers take action?<\/h2>\n
What can you do now?<\/h2>\n
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Executing Step 1<\/h2>\n