Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes Websites to Authentication Bypass Attacks
Source: Cybersecuritynews
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<p>A critical vulnerability in a widely used WordPress plugin has exposed over 200,000 websites to full account takeover, raising urgent concerns across the security community. Discovered on May 8, 2026, by Wordfence’s AI-powered PRISM threat intelligence platform, the flaw affects the Burst Statist