WordPress Plunder: Hackers Exploit Massive Plugin Flaw, Update Now or Risk Website Takeover!
WordPress users, beware! A flaw in a popular plugin with over 400,000 downloads is like an open invitation for hackers to take over your account and website. Researchers urge immediate updates to avoid becoming a part of a looming attack campaign. Don’t let your website become a playground for threat actors.
Hot Take:
Looks like WordPress plugins are the fast food joint of the cyber world – quick, convenient, and guaranteed to give you a stomach ache if not handled with care. With threat actors lining up like it’s Black Friday, it’s time for site owners to update their plugins faster than a teenager refreshing their Instagram feed. If not, they might find their websites as compromised as a Hollywood relationship.
Key Points:
- A critical flaw in the Post SMTP WordPress plugin allows for account and website takeovers.
- The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-11833, has a 9.8 CVSS score.
- Wordfence has blocked over 4,500 attacks targeting this flaw.
- The flaw allows attackers to reset passwords and take control of websites.
- Wordfence has issued a firewall rule to block exploits for premium users, with free users to follow.
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