WordPress Plugin Chaos: Over 200,000 Sites Risk Cyber Takeover!
A critical vulnerability in the Post SMTP plugin affects over 400,000 WordPress sites, allowing attackers to take control. Despite being patched in June, over 200,000 websites remain at risk. WordPress administrators, update your plugins faster than a caffeine-fueled cheetah to dodge digital disaster!
Hot Take:
Look out, WordPress users! It seems like your trusty Post SMTP plugin might just be the sneaky little mailman delivering more than just good news. With a vulnerability as gaping as a mailbox with no door, hackers could be sending your website a ‘special delivery’ of chaos. Time to update that plugin, or you might end up with more than just spam in your inbox!
Key Points:
- Post SMTP, a widely used WordPress plugin, is vulnerable to a severe security flaw.
- The vulnerability, CVE-2025-24000, allows any registered user to access sensitive data.
- Hackers could exploit this to control websites, accessing email logs and resetting passwords.
- A patch was released on June 11, but only about half of users have updated.
- Keeping plugins updated is crucial to prevent such vulnerabilities from being exploited.
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