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Critical WP Maps Pro vulnerability exploited to create WordPress admin accounts

Researchers disclosed a critical flaw in WP Maps Pro allowing attackers to create hardcoded admin accounts Exploitation is active: Wordfence blocked over 3,600 attempts in a single day Patch released ...
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A WordPress plugin sold to 15,000 sites has a flaw that lets anyone create an admin account, and attackers are already using it

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-8732, CVSS 9.8) in the WP Maps Pro WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to create admin accounts and take over sites. Wordfence blocked 2,858 ...