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Critical WordPress Post SMTP plugin flaw exposes 200K+ sites to full takeover

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()1 min read2 · 1 read
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CVE-2025-24000
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Saad Iqbal Post SMTP post-smtp allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Post…
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Critical vulnerability in Post SMTP plugin risks full site takeover, over 400k sites use it, and nearly half remain unpatched. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24000 (CVSS of 8. 8) in the Post SMTP WordPress plugin, used by 400k sites, allows full site takeover.

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