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100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Pods WordPress Plugin
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A critical unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability was found in the Pods WordPress plugin, active on over 100,000 sites. Reported August 10, 2026, the flaw lets attackers gain administrator access without credentials, enabling actions like overwriting any user's password, including the site owner's, leading to full site takeover.