Massive attack against 1.6 million WordPress websites underway

Just one more reason to stop using WordPress for your client's websites.

Wordfence analysts report having detected a massive wave of attacks in the last couple of days, originating from 16,000 IPs and targeting over 1.6 million WordPress sites.

The threat actors target four WordPress plugins and fifteen Epsilon Framework themes, one of which has no available patch.

Some of the targeted plugins were patched all the way back in 2018, while others had their vulnerabilities addressed as recently as this week.

IP addresses launching the attacks
Source: Wordfence

The affected plugins and their versions are:

• PublishPress Capabilities
• Kiwi Social Plugin
• Pinterest Automatic
• WordPress Automatic

The targeted Epsilon Framework themes are:

• Shapely
• NewsMag
• Activello
• Illdy
• Allegiant
• Newspaper X
• Pixova Lite
• Brilliance
• MedZone Lite
• Regina Lite
• Transcend
• Affluent
• Bonkers
• Antreas
• NatureMag Lite – (No patch available) Read More...
  
  Story copied from BleepingComputer

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