More than six million WordPress users are at risk of website takeover, researchers have claimed after discovering two major vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild.
Security researchers Wordfence disclosed finding two flaws, one in Elementor Pro, and one in Super Forms – two popular WordPress plugins.
Elementor Pro is a commercial plugin that allows users to build websites using drag-and-drop elements instead of code. With it, they can add advanced widgets, templates, different forms, popups, and more. It is quite a popular solution with more than six million websites actively using it.
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Source: Tech Radar News
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