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By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·5/14/2026
Hackers exploit auth bypass flaw in Burst Statistics WordPress plugin
Source: BleepingComputer
Published: Thu, 14 May 2026 17:07:17 -0400
Summary
Hackers are leveraging a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Burst Statistics to obtain admin-level access to websites. [...]
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