CTI · corroborated · 2026-08-26

Critical WordPress TranslatePress Flaw Lets Attackers Take Over Admin Accounts

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MITRE ATT&CK

• T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
• T1078 Valid Accounts Stealth
• T1098 Account Manipulation Persistence

Indicators

No curated indicators tied to this case.

Detections

No detection content yet — case analysis did not yield signal-specific telemetry. Check back after the next daily CTI pass.

References

• https://gbhackers.com/critical-wordpress-translatepress-flaw/
• https://cyberpress.org/critical-wordpress-translatepress-bug/
• https://malware.news/t/400-000-wordpress-sites-affected-by-account-takeover-vulnerability-in-translatepress-wordpress-plugin/125070#post_1