Motors WordPress Theme Flaw: Why Your Car Dealership Site Might Be a Hacker’s New Ride

A security flaw in the Motors WordPress theme could let users with minimal privileges gain full control of websites—like letting your dog drive your car. With over 20,000 installations, this vulnerability affects versions 5.6.81 and below. Developers are advised to update to version 5.6.82 or risk getting “hacked” off.

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Published: December 17, 2025 4:45 pmAdded: December 17, 2025 at 9:18 amAssembled by: The Editor
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Key Points:

  • Motors WordPress theme has a flaw allowing minimal-privilege users to gain full site control.
  • The vulnerability, CVE-2025-64374, is present in versions 5.6.81 and below.
  • Subscribers can exploit an arbitrary file upload vulnerability due to inadequate permission checks.
  • The flaw affects over 20,000 active installations of the automotive-themed WordPress solution.
  • A patch fixing the issue was released on November 3, 2023, with version 5.6.82.

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