Motors Theme Mayhem: Hackers Drive Off with WordPress Admin Accounts!
Hackers are racing through the gears of the Motors WordPress theme vulnerability, CVE-2025-4322, like it’s an automotive Grand Prix! They’ve been hijacking admin accounts faster than you can say “password reset.” If your admin account is suddenly as unreachable as a left sock in a dryer, you might just be a victim.
Hot Take:
In the latest episode of “Hackers Gone Wild,” it looks like the Motors theme for WordPress decided to let anyone with a WiFi signal and a dream drive it like they stole it—literally. If you thought your site’s security was in the fast lane, think again. It’s more like a tricycle race against a Formula 1 car, and hackers are already at the finish line, sipping on your admin account credentials.
Key Points:
- Hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in the popular WordPress theme “Motors” to hijack sites.
- The flaw, CVE-2025-4322, allows attackers to escalate privileges and gain admin access.
- The issue was first discovered on May 2, 2025, and reported by Wordfence on May 19.
- Despite a patch being released, many users have yet to update, increasing their exposure.
- Wordfence has blocked 23,100 attack attempts and reported wide-scale activity by June 7, 2025.
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