Name: OttoPress Plugin Vulnerability – What Do You Do? (2025/487)
Uploaded: 2025-05-11T22:00:00+00:00
Duration: 11 min 23 s
Description: Yet another WordPress plugin has made headlines—and this time it’s the OttoKit/OttoPress plugin. It's updated now, however, hackers were able to exploit a critical vulnerability to inject admin accoun

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Yet another WordPress plugin has made headlines—and this time it’s the OttoKit/OttoPress plugin. It's updated now, however, hackers were able to exploit a critical vulnerability to inject admin accounts into your WordPress site. If you’ve ever installed OttoPress, and still have it installed, this episode is essential listening.

If you don't have it - the episosde is still worth listening to, to understand how to respond if it happens to you.

📌 In this episode, Charly walks you through:

✅ What this vulnerability is and why it's dangerous

✅ How to check if you’re using the OttoPress plugin

✅ The critical steps to take if it’s installed—update immediately

✅ How to audit user accounts and reset all passwords

✅ When and why you should consider changing your database credentials

🔗 Read more about the exploit:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-ottokit-wordpress-plugin-flaw-to-add-admin-accounts/

👉 Don’t delay. Even dormant or deactivated plugins can leave you open to attack.

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