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WordPress version exposed

Effort to fix: Quick win (under an hour)

Why it matters

Advertising the exact core version tells attackers which known vulnerabilities to try.

How to fix it

Keep WordPress core updated, then hide the version: remove the generator meta tag and version query strings from core assets.

On WordPress

Add remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_generator'); to a small must-use plugin (or use a security plugin option), and delete readme.html.