WordPress, the world’s most popular content management system, has come to the fore with a strange but extremely risky security issue. Used by over 200,000 websites CleanTalk AntiSpam A vulnerability has been discovered in the plugin called , which exposes sites to cyber attackers.

Security researchers at Wordfence discovered that it is about the vulnerability risk level 9.8 out of 10 explained as. Why is this vulnerability such a major threat to websites and what opportunities does it present for cyber hackers?

The vulnerability gives full control of the website to hackers

According to the information shared, the vulnerability in CleanTalk Anti-Spam allows cyber hackers to bypass websites’ firewalls without the need for a username or password and gain full access to the website. Bypass the authentication step Hackers who gain access to the website have full control over it and can install malware.

CleanTalk quickly released an update for the vulnerability in question. of the plugin Install version 6.44 or higher It was stated that there was no safety risk in this case.