A critical security vulnerability discovered in the popular Motors WordPress theme has exposed approximately 22,000 websites to significant risk. Security researchers have identified a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to take over administrative accounts, potentially compromising the entire website. This vulnerability (CVE-2025-4322) carries a critical CVSS score of 9.8 and affects all versions of the Motors theme up to and including 5.6.67.

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