Fasthosts incident
WordPress security update 7.1.4: your websites are protected
Resolved after 8 minutes, affecting Webhosting and Cloud Servers and 1 more, on October 28, 2026.
The WordPress project has released WordPress 7.1.4 to fix several vulnerabilities in WordPress core. All websites hosted with IONOS have been protected against known exploit attempts by our security systems (WAF and Webshield) from minute one. Hosting for WordPress (managed): On Top we are updating WordPress automatically to be entirely safe. No action is needed. Self-managed WordPress (Webhosting, VPS, Cloud, Dedicated Server): Please make sure you update to WordPress 7.1.4. Instructions: https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/guides#/articles/wordpress-security-update-714-what-you-need-to-know----8283c6f0-6d66-4552-9b66-7377508bc829
Affected components
Update timeline
- monitoring Oct 28, 2026, 08:10 PM UTC
The WordPress project has released WordPress 7.1.4 to fix several vulnerabilities in WordPress core. All websites hosted with IONOS have been protected against known exploit attempts by our security systems (WAF and Webshield) from minute one. Hosting for WordPress (managed): On Top we are updating WordPress automatically to be entirely safe. No action is needed. Self-managed WordPress (Webhosting, VPS, Cloud, Dedicated Server): Please make sure you update to WordPress 7.1.4. Instructions: https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/guides#/articles/wordpress-security-update-714-what-you-need-to-know----8283c6f0-6d66-4552-9b66-7377508bc829
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