Multiple WordPress Plugins Compromised: Hackers Create Rogue Admin Accounts https://t.co/smSTu8eKi7
Multiple WordPress Plugins Compromised: Hackers Create Rogue Admin Accounts: https://t.co/ucXlBC1qeN by The Hacker News #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
🚨 Alert: Popular #WordPress plugins backdoored to create rogue admin accounts. Users advised to inspect sites, remove suspicious admins, and update affected plugins. Learn more: https://t.co/QRkrrHrYV4 #cybersecurity

Breaking News: A critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-5756 with a CVSS score of 9.8 has been discovered in the Icegram Express plugin, putting 90,000 WordPress sites at risk. Additionally, a widespread supply-chain attack has compromised multiple WordPress plugins, affecting as many as 36,000 sites. Hackers have backdoored these plugins to create rogue admin accounts. Users are advised to inspect their sites, remove any suspicious admin accounts, and update the affected plugins to mitigate the risk.




